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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When we read these verses of the book of Isaiah and reflect on our world today, we have no choice but to conclude that these words are as relevant today as...
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Today we continue reflecting on this passage from the letter to the Romans. The apostle Paul, the author of this letter, is an expert in Jewish law and had lived his...
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The apostle Paul writes this letter to an emerging Christian congregation in the capital of the Roman Empire. This congregation probably meets in someone’s home and is composed not only of...
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Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent when we focus on reflection, fasting, and prayer. Many Christians choose to fast during Lent. It has also been a custom...
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“You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress; my God, in...
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In the book of Deuteronomy, we read over and over again about the land God promises to God’s people. Trusting that promise, they leave the nation where they have been foreigners...
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In today’s text Paul uses Moses’ veil as a metaphor for the lack of spiritual understanding outside of a relationship with God through Jesus. Paul writes that the purpose of Moses’...
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As a little boy walking with my mom and dad through the county fair, I’d see men standing at the entrance to tents trying to entice people to enter. It might...
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If the mountain in this story is Mount Hermon, as many believe, it requires a long climb, probably high enough to where there may be snow on the ground. When they...
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God invites us to join in God’s mission to the world. For some, that invitation is to vocational ministry. For most, it is an invitation to ministries for which they are...
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