The Practice of Belonging
The eternal words of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu really help me with both the Read More
Today's Disciplines Devotion
His voice shook when he said, “In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven.” It was the first Sunday for our seminary intern to lead our congregation through the confession,...
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I work for a nonprofit and most of the time we work well together when setting goals. But on occasion each of us has a different vision for or opinion about...
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Yesterday’s reading demonstrated a believer’s response to contemplating and delighting in God’s creation. Yet the psalmist acknowledges those who scorn God and refuse to acknowledge God as Creator. They refuse to...
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I can get lost in the poetic rhythm of this psalm. The psalmist is extolling God’s creation with beautiful word pictures. I can readily imagine the mythical beast Leviathan—elsewhere in scripture...
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While the majority of those who heard the apostles’ miraculous proclamations at Pentecost were amazed, some were skeptical and mocked the apostles. “They have had too much wine,” they claimed dismissively....
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Now that Jesus had ascended into heaven, we see that God is doing something different. That something new was the inauguration of the church, of which Peter was to be the...
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Jesus prays for me. Since I was a little girl, I have sung that Jesus loves me, and I do believe this to be true. But all too often I think...
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I am a Christmas person. I just love it. Some of the first religious writings I tried out were for the season of Advent. Mary, the mother of God, is my...
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I had two babies very close together. Sixteen months is not enough time to forget any of the details of the first time I birthed a baby. Instead of this making...
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Who do we think we are? No, really. Who do we believe ourselves to be? I grew up the third sister in a trio of girls who happened to be good...
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Peter is writing to first century Christians who live in a very precarious situation. They experience persecution, from verbal slights by neighbors all the way to difficulty getting jobs or selling...
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