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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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Jesus Is an Experience - September 21, 2021

September 21, 2021

I am encouraged when people share their everyday experiences of God. I think of these as glory sightings—the simple and powerful ways people have seen or experienced God at work in...

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Jesus Is an Experience - September 20, 2021

September 20, 2021

There may be no moment that requires as much humility and vulnerability as the moments we realize the choice we have to make may cost us more than we would ever...

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Walking in Spiritual Wisdom - September 19, 2021

September 19, 2021

James argues that when we experience envy and self-centeredness in our hearts, we should not be boastful by lying to ourselves about it. James seems to assume that there will be...

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Walking in Spiritual Wisdom - September 18, 2021

September 18, 2021

I work daily with people who face difficult decisions about how to cope with family conflicts, depression and anxiety, eating concerns, and career obstacles. When we look for God’s guidance, we...

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Walking in Spiritual Wisdom - September 17, 2021

September 17, 2021

What do we believe makes us great? We answer that question through the decisions and pursuits of our lives. Some value education and achievement. Others value status, wealth, and power. Others...

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Walking in Spiritual Wisdom - September 16, 2021

September 16, 2021

The disciples have been arguing about who among them is the greatest. When Jesus inquires about their conversation, they have nothing but an awkward silence to offer in response. We are...

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Walking in Spiritual Wisdom - September 15, 2021

September 15, 2021

For most of my life, I read Proverbs 31 as an individual challenge. I felt, and was taught, that it was a yardstick for measuring my success as a Christian woman....

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Walking in Spiritual Wisdom - September 14, 2021

September 14, 2021

Proverbs 31:25 outlines some admirable qualities: “Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.” As a psychologist and eating-disorders specialist, I encounter many people who...

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Walking in Spiritual Wisdom - September 13, 2021

September 13, 2021

The psalmists’ expressions can represent our own experiences. In Psalm 1, the happy meditators of God’s law are delighted as they prosper. They are trees planted beside a stream, enduring and...

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How Then Shall We Live? - September 12, 2021

September 12, 2021

It’s easy for us to read the question posed to the disciples and offer the right answer: You are Jesus, the Messiah. The more important question for us to wrestle with,...

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