Ears to Hear: A Litany for Listening One to the Other
I am a person of strong conviction and intense moral righteousness. I have a lot of… Read More
Today's Disciplines Devotion
If you have trouble appreciating this parable in which everybody behaves badly toward everybody else, you’re not alone. The interaction between the two groups of bridesmaids reads like a scene from...
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I was an adult the first time I ever saw a sheep in person. I have to confess that all those paintings of Jesus and sheep radically undersold what real sheep...
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Our text speaks of a reality that often sounds foreign to the ears of most Christians in North America: unjust suffering. Though we live in an era of protest and digital...
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Psalm 23 is one of the most popular psalms in the Bible. The King James Version has immortalized the words of this psalm with poetic language that has endured through many...
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Though shepherds and sheep are the prevailing images for most of the readings this week, when we stand far enough away we can notice another connecting point: the constant presence of...
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Today I will call on the name of the Lord. I will use the voice I’ve been given to speak up, sing praises, shout, and make my voice known. With the...
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If no one has told you so recently, I hope you hear me when I say that your voice matters. It is worthy of being heard. This truth is harder for...
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The word of God has set us free. I always find it interesting when someone talks about the gospel like that. When we read this phrase, we know that it really...
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The best sermons are the ones we preach to ourselves. Whenever we listen to preachers or read devotionals, we filter the words through our own experiences. We take hold of the...
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Can you imagine having the confidence that Peter has? Maybe I’m just more timid than some, but the idea of standing in front of a large crowd and commanding them to...
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There is something sacred about breaking bread with people. A professor of mine once said that her favorite way to get to know someone was over a meal because a barrier...
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