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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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Presence and Provision - September 22, 2017

September 22, 2017

Paul writes to the Christians at Philippi to reassure them of his own well-being and to thank them for the gift they have sent to him. It appears that the congregation...

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Presence and Provision - September 21, 2017

September 21, 2017

From prison Paul expresses his Christian hope using these words: “For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.” These words come from a man who faces death by Roman...

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Presence and Provision - September 20, 2017

September 20, 2017

The passage opens with the whole congregation’s complaining against Moses and Aaron for the lack of food in the wilderness after deliverance from Egypt. But God knows that they actually voice...

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Presence and Provision - September 19, 2017

September 19, 2017

Today’s passage continues the recounting of God’s faithfulness by reminding “future” generations of Israelites of the Exodus, the time of wilderness wandering, and the entry into the land of promise. Moses...

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Presence and Provision - September 18, 2017

September 18, 2017

This psalm-hymn praises God for steadfast faithfulness to God’s people. Because it recounts some of the Exodus event and wilderness sojourn, we could also describe it as a history-psalm. The psalmist...

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The Ever-Present God - September 17, 2017

September 17, 2017

This passage reminds us that we should accept one another’s differences and cultural practices relating to the ways we serve and honor God. Maintaining the integrity of the body of Christ...

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The Ever-Present God - September 16, 2017

September 16, 2017

With God as protector, the Israelites set out. Ahead of them as a “bodyguard” goes the angel of God, while the pillar of cloud moves with them, both in front and...

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The Ever-Present God - September 15, 2017

September 15, 2017

My reflections on parenting remind me of those times when my children failed to meet my expectations. Children’s disobedience can wound the hearts of their parents. During their formative years and...

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The Ever-Present God - September 14, 2017

September 14, 2017

The Jewish community had particular observances: the observance of sabbath and distinctive dietary restrictions. As these Jews become followers of the Way, they feel that Gentiles who came into the fold...

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The Ever-Present God - September 13, 2017

September 13, 2017

God saved the Israelites from the advancing Egyptian army, and during their time in the wilderness they witness God’s power at work in astonishing ways. As the Israelites begin to cross...

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