Tag: self-denial

• An Easy Burden

  Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 – 7/5/2026 – Sixth Sunday after Pentecost For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Matthew 11:18-19 (NRSVue) Jesus famously promises in…

  Justin R Marquis

  July 5, 2026

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