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The Upper Room Disciplines provides an opportunity to look more deeply at scripture by offering a week of devotions by a single author on a particular theme.

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Trust and Obey - March 30, 2020

March 30, 2020

The Psalms—a collection of prayers and hymns from throughout Israel’s history—offer a variety of emotions, from sorrow to joy, despair to gratitude. Many of us turn to this book of the...

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Confessions - March 29, 2020

March 29, 2020

I keep waiting for God to do things my way. That’s preposterous and I laugh aloud at the audacity of such a confession, but it’s truer than I prefer to admit....

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Confessions - March 28, 2020

March 28, 2020

It’s hard to believe that Jesus chooses to let someone die. Of course, it’s hard to believe that Jesus raises someone from the dead too. But first it’s hard to believe...

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Confessions - March 27, 2020

March 27, 2020

Writing to the church in Rome, the apostle Paul echoes the poetic truth from Psalm 130: “We cannot live by our own strength. We cannot save ourselves—who could stand if we...

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Confessions - March 26, 2020

March 26, 2020

The psalmist reminds me of the prophet Habakkuk, who stands at his watchpost and declares, “I will watch to see what [God] will say” (2:1). Not, “I will listen to hear...

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Confessions - March 25, 2020

March 25, 2020

In moments of hubris and daydream, I long to create a solution to the weights and strains and sins of the world, or at least a reasonable fix to the weights...

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Confessions - March 24, 2020

March 24, 2020

Change, whether joyful or painful or even mundane, compels us to assess what has been in the past as we make our way toward the future. Sometimes the hardest part of...

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Confessions - March 23, 2020

March 23, 2020

The situation in Ezekiel 37 seems extreme; yet many of us have experienced, witnessed, and survived such utter devastation. We have witnessed the complete disruption of life, the dismantling of everything...

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The Shepherd of Light - March 22, 2020

March 22, 2020

Ponder the images of our week’s meditations. God does not judge as we mortals do—the divine gaze is on the human heart. Shepherds become rulers, and David brings loving-kindness to how...

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The Shepherd of Light - March 21, 2020

March 21, 2020

Just about the time we think we know this story, it surprises us. The second questioning of the man born blind yields his unforgettable confession: I once was blind, but now...

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