
The Journey of Freedom
As the RESILIENCE conference approaches, I find myself thinking about resilience and compassion, solidarity and freedom. Read More
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“Who’s in charge?” Explicitly or implicitly, it’s a question asked in households, businesses, government, and churches. As ministry moves into the heart of fall program activity and nominating committees prepare their...
Read MoreJesus never calls the landowner “God” and neither should we. Like every parable, this one does its best work when it’s not locked down ahead of time, no matter how many...
Read MoreToday’s parable is so familiar to church-going Christians that it seldom receives a fresh hearing. Once you know the punchline, the story is just the vehicle for getting there. But if...
Read MorePhilippi was a Roman military colony, which helps explain the military language here. Paul worked hard to use the language of the people to whom he wrote. If more Christians could...
Read MorePaul is in prison. He does not say where, but the church in Philippi has been good to him. A member of the congregation named Epaphroditus has come with gifts and...
Read MoreThis psalm praises God for giving the land of other nations to Israel, lending fuel to the long-burning fire between Israel and Palestine—but that gift is just one in a long...
Read MoreNo one has parsed Exodus more carefully than the Jews whose story it tells. Rabbinical literature is full of best guesses about the meaning of each detail. Cherished legends fill the...
Read MoreThough the people’s life in Egypt was bad, the bread was good. Pharaoh’s royal kitchen produced fifty-seven different kinds of bread. Native emmer wheat was so valuable it was kept in...
Read MoreIn Exodus, God parted the waters of the Red Sea to provide a way for God’s people to cross over safely. According to the writer of Psalm 114, Judah became God’s...
Read MoreThe RESILIENCE conference in 2021 was so uplifting and nourishing. It was wonderful to be with other Christians around the world at this retreat, who truly care about responding to trauma in a compassionate way by teaching spiritual practices to help with grounding and healing.”
Join us for the next RESILIENCE conference on September 29-30, 2023. Learn more at UpperRoom.org/resilience.