Holy Spirit

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Tue Feb 17-Inspired by Women, Men & God

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In reflecting on this 2 Peter letter some background is necessary for today’s reading and
devotion. The extensive use of rare Greek words and the advanced style seem to reflect an educational background beyond what we know of the apostle Peter. In addition, the church was very slow to accept 2 Peter

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Tue Jan 20-A Holy Reminder

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The snow was coming down fast, and all the trees and houses, the entire landscape looked so magical. What had been the ordinary day, was now transformed into a thing of frozen beauty. My heart has been feeling so heavy for all that is happening in the world, yet here, gazing out my window

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Thu Dec 11-God Is Merciful

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This is not a very familiar book of the Bible for most people. One must read it with the understanding that it is a special and unique style of literature. It is not meant to be read as history but rather as apocalyptic literature. Daniel is portrayed as a Jewish exile

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Tue Sep 16-A Priest Forever

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As we read through today’s scripture passage we cannot help but ask “who was Melchizadek?” Let me share briefly what I have concluded in my exploration of this fellow named Melchizedek. The Hebrew Bible, aka the Old Testament, contains the first mention of Melchizedek in Genesis 14, followed by a mention in Psalm 110.

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Thu Jul 24 -Decisions, Decisions.

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Psychologists claim we make as many as 35,000 decisions in a day. But there are those big decisions, life changing decisions, like changing jobs, moving across the country, starting or ending a relationship, deciding to start a family-that take endless hours to decide. The question we want to ask ourselves is, are we guided by God in the big decisions, as well as the small decisions of our lives?

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Mon Jun 30-The Lord is Near

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To the people of Israel and Judah, conquered first by the Assyrians in the northern kingdom of Judah and later conquered by Babylon in the southern kingdom of Israel, captivity was a daily trial. Enslaved and deported from their homeland and resettled among a foreign population that worshipped many gods, the people of God struggled

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Mon May 12-Bone Dry

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Throughout the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament) evil doers and idolaters are understood to be punished by the Lord for being disobedient, despite the covenant that God made with God’s people. Any struggles the Hebrew people suffered were understood to be “teachable moments” inflicted by God. This is a primary difference between the Old and New Testaments.

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Wed Apr 16-Hearts & Souls on Fire

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Today’s devotion asks us, “what lights your soul on fire, what are you passionate about?” These are great questions to ponder and pray over as we discern our call to follow Jesus. And these questions lead us on a life time of seeking and growing on the discipleship journey as we work together in the Kin-dom.

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Mon Apr 14-Hosanna!

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The question posed for today’s devotional is “What is something you’d like to ask God’s help with? I recently encountered my own life-threatening situation requiring God’s intervention for which I shout “Hosanna!” Footnotes to this passage remind us that the petition “Hosanna” “Save Us” was not only shouted by the crowds on “Palm Sunday”

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Fri Jan 24-Be the Best to Each Other

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Mark Twain said, “Comparison is the death of joy” and nothing will kill your joy faster than scrolling through social media. It’s probably because we are comparing our worst moment, to someone else’s best moment, because in comparing ourselves to others we aren’t playing on a level field. While we want to be happy for our friend’s successes

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