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Mercy is a recurring theme in today's readings, both its lack and its abundance. Maybe the extent to which we show mercy depends to a large extent on what we believe about God, and God's character. We explore that theme in this episode, through Zophar, Micah, and James.

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I'm sad to skip out on the next couple of episodes, but very excited to see my friend Jessica soon! Our co-hosted episode will release on Christmas Eve, and the first 2019 episode will be ready on New Years' Eve. Next year, I'll try to make sure that Job gets a full spread!

This week's New Testament passage, in the letter of James, is especially challenging. We are called to have open minds, and a singularly focused faith that requires us to be confident in ourselves, and gentle to those around us.

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References

Dibelius, Martin, rev'd. Greeven, Heinrich (1964); tr. Williams, Michael A. (1975). James: A Commentary on the Epistle of James, Hermeneia — A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible. Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press.
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Hillers, Delbert R. (1984). Micah: A Commentary on the Book of the Prophet Micah, Hermeneia — A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible. Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press.
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Lake, Kirsopp (1912). The Apostolic Fathers: An English Translation, from the Loeb Classical Library edition, Vols. 24 & 25. Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software (2005).
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Master, Daniel M. (2009). Micah in Zondervan Ilustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary Volume 5: The Minor Prophets, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
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