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Vol. I · No. 5 · October 2026

Conducted by @ricardowfuk270

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Contents

  1. I51. The Temptation of Jesus: Strength for TrialsOct 8
  2. II78. Jesus and the Paralytic: Healing and FaithOct 8
  3. III73. Finding Your Identity in JesusOct 8
  4. IV27. Jesus and the BeatitudesOct 8
  5. V58. The Crown of Thorns: Love at the CostOct 8

Article I

51. The Temptation of Jesus: Strength for Trials

By @ricardowfuk270

There is a moment in the Gospels that feels less like drama and more like preparation. Jesus is led into the wilderness, hunger sets in, and then the testing begins. The temptation narrative is often read as a story about denying bad ideas. That is true, but it misses something I have come to value more over time: Jesus meets trial with strength that is already shaped, already practiced, already rooted. When people talk about “strength for trials,” they sometimes mean wi

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Article II

78. Jesus and the Paralytic: Healing and Faith

By @ricardowfuk270

There are Bible stories that stay on the surface, as inspiring messages that float above everyday life. And then there are stories that feel like they belong in the same room as your worries, your failures, your slow progress, and your stubborn hope. The account of Jesus healing the paralytic does the second thing. It does not only say that God can heal bodies. It shows what faith looks like when the usual options fail, and it shows how healing connects to forgiveness, sham

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Article III

73. Finding Your Identity in Jesus

By @ricardowfuk270

Identity is one of those words that sounds tidy until you try to live inside it. Most people can talk about it, even debate it. But when identity gets stressed, when your plans fail, when relationships wobble, when your body changes, when your reputation takes a hit, the question stops being philosophical. It becomes visceral: Who am I if I am not performing, proving, pleasing, or coping? For Christians, “identity in Jesus” is not a motivational slogan. It is a spiritual

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Article IV

27. Jesus and the Beatitudes

By @ricardowfuk270

The beatitudes sit near the beginning of Jesus’ public teaching, but they do not behave like a tidy “starter lesson.” They read more like a set of pressure points. Each line names a group that most people would either overlook or reject, then it pairs that group with a promise that turns the usual moral math inside out. Poverty is not praised as an end in itself, grief is not treated as a brand to advertise, and righteousness is not presented as a badge that guarantees comf

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Article V

58. The Crown of Thorns: Love at the Cost

By @ricardowfuk270

There is a reason the crown of thorns sticks in the mind. It is not a decorative image, not a neat symbol you hang in a study. It is pain made visible, woven into a story about love, power, and the kind of devotion that does not ask permission from comfort. In the scene itself, the thorns are not abstract. They are sharp enough to draw blood. They are heavy enough to matter. And they are placed on a head that is supposed to represent authority, dignity, and kingship. The

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