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Daily curiosity · Wednesday, October 21
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Why did the angel at the empty tomb say "and Peter"?
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Living with bitterness
Sun Oct 18
Don't call me Naomi, call me Mara
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Mon Oct 19
Hannah prays out of bitterness of soul
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Job curses the day he was born
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Wed Oct 21
Envying the wicked until he entered the sanctuary
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Bitterness and mercy in the same morning
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The older brother refuses to come in
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Sat Oct 24
Pulling up the root before it spreads
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