Tue Jun 10-What We’re Here For
Who are we to bring good news to the poor, or healing to the brokenhearted, or release to the captives? That was fine for Isaiah—or for Jesus—but what does it have to do with us?
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Luke
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Wed Jun 4-I Can’t Stay Awake All Night
Remembering to be thankful for little and big things is also a really good way to commune with God. Some people use a prayer journal or make a space to sit with God. Others will go on retreats. It doesn’t matter what we do, it matters that we all do something to spend more time communicating with the triune Lord.
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Mon Jun 2-Jesus Prayed, A Lot, So Should We
Imagine for a minute, if you were Abraham. God is furious with the folks living in Sodom and Gomorrah. He is ready to wipe the cities off the face of the earth. Would you approach God with a request like Abraham?
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Thu May 22-Bigger Barns?
How do we know when “enough” is “enough?” That’s the spiritual question behind Jesus’ story.
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Christmas Eve 2024
Have you ever waited with great anticipation for something, only to have it not work out so well? Maybe it was an Amazon package that never arrived or a present that never made its way beneath your tree. Perhaps it was those medical results that weren’t as positive as you had hoped, the raise you counted on but didn’t get, an empty parking spot at Shoprite yesterday (I hear ya!), or world peace (many of us would probably settle for familial peace, and we don’t always get that either!)
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Fri Dec 20-May We Be Like the Shepherds
I was thinking that Shepherds’ Field or the town in the West Bank known as Beit Sahour was not at all far away from Bethlehem. Google Maps says it is about a mile, but it takes quite a while to walk between the two places, maybe 50 minutes. Now, I can’t remember if there is a checkpoint between the two places, but that very well may be. I do know that the terrain is rough – it is hilly and desert like.
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Fri Dec 6 – Wilderness Reflects Israel’s Barren Condition
John was calling Israel back to God, which begins with repentance, sorrow over sin and an inner resolve to turn from it.
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Thu Dec 5 – Jesus’ Presentation and Simeon’s Response to Jesus
Most of them, including Simeon, received some angelic message or other special revelation to make the fulfillment of the old testament prophecies clear.
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Tue Sep 3 – Concerning Anger
Peter’s failure wasn’t final and our failure doesn’t have to be either.
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Fri Aug 30 – Failure Isn’t Always Final
Peter’s failure wasn’t final and our failure doesn’t have to be either.
