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THE PROVIDENCE
A literary biblical novel by Quinlan Motley about responsibility, control, and the command goodness alone cannot solve.
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Before he was the rich ruler who knelt before Jesus, he was a hungry boy learning what enough meant.
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What if the thing you built to protect everyone became the thing you could not surrender?
In first century Jericho, a hungry boy becomes an honorable merchant and trusted ruler. The better he becomes at protecting others, the harder it is to tell where stewardship ends and control begins.
Questions worth carrying
Is generosity the same as surrender?
What do you trust when everything matters?
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01 · 8 min read
The Rich Ruler: What Matthew, Mark, and Luke Actually Say
Three brief accounts, one enduring encounter, and several details tradition combines.
Read the essay →02 · 7 min read“Jesus Looked at Him and Loved Him”
The detail only Mark records changes the order in which the encounter is heard.
Read the essay →03 · 9 min readJericho in the Time of Jesus
An oasis, a road, royal wealth, and the economic world behind a literary setting.
Read the essay →For readers
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