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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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LOVE Is Coming - November 25, 2021

November 25, 2021

In this week when we are preparing for the LOVE that is coming, for the season of Advent, those of us who live in the United States pause for a day...

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LOVE Is Coming - November 24, 2021

November 24, 2021

Psalm 25 is one of many psalms attributed to David. Psalms “of David” were not necessarily written by the shepherd king. Their designation as belonging to David is more an indication...

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LOVE Is Coming - November 23, 2021

November 23, 2021

This week’s devotions carry the title of “LOVE Is Coming.” We mentioned yesterday that every human being desires a good and just leader and to live in a political order that...

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LOVE Is Coming - November 22, 2021

November 22, 2021

Jeremiah’s message to the people of Israel gave a vision of hope in the midst of troubled times. We know about troubled times. We will never forget the quarantining, fear, illnesses,...

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Righteous Rule - November 21, 2021

November 21, 2021

Reign of Christ Sometimes, when I get lost in analytically dissecting my theology by wondering if following this faith is good, I remember that God did not have to make a...

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Righteous Rule - November 20, 2021

November 20, 2021

Before I left the house when I was a child, my mother would echo the advice of her mother: “Remember who you are.” This meant that as I journeyed I should...

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Righteous Rule - November 19, 2021

November 19, 2021

I was nineteen when I first began to question what was meant by the terminology kingdom of God. I remember sitting on the couches of the student union building at my...

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Righteous Rule - November 18, 2021

November 18, 2021

In moments in his ministry, Jesus answers a question with another question. If we weren’t talking about God incarnate, we could dismiss this as conversation filler or procrastinating banter. Or we...

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Righteous Rule - November 17, 2021

November 17, 2021

Can you remember a moment when you felt truly seen? There are few instances as sacred as feeling seen, known, and loved for who you are, who you have been, and...

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Righteous Rule - November 16, 2021

November 16, 2021

We live in an era of deconstructing authority—spiritual, political, and societal. Some of this is the result of generations nursed on the education of critical thinking. Most of it is the...

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