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Jesus is usually so mind-blowingly impressive that we can forget he did not emerge from the womb fully $\"\"$ <\/a>grown. In his encounter with the Syrophoenician woman, Jesus\u2019 heart seems hardened when he refuses to heal a child in need. But isn\u2019t Pharaoh supposed to be the one with the hardened heart?!<\/p>\n

I explore this dynamic in my new post at [The Hardest Question] on \u201cJesus Getting Caught with His Compassion Down\u201d<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/thq.wearesparkhouse.org\/featured\/ordinary23bgospel<\/a><\/p>\n

The Rev. Dr. Carl Gregg is a trained spiritual director, a D.Min. graduate of San Francisco Theological Seminary,\u00a0<\/em>and the m<\/em>inister of the\u00a0Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick<\/a>, Maryland.\u00a0<\/em>Follow him on\u00a0<\/em>Facebook<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/em>(facebook.com\/carlgregg)\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<\/em>Twitter<\/a>\u00a0(@carlgregg)<\/em>.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

Learn more about Unitarian Universalism:
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