Following Jesus is more than a private matter, it is a way of living the whole world should see.
Read MoreWednesday, May 6, 2020
Flawed people need our prayer, ‘that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.’
Read MoreTuesday, May 5, 2020
I wasted several of my of early grade school years worrying about death. It scared me. Nevertheless, as Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, Christ calls us to come and die.
Read MoreMonday, May 4, 2020
In his words of commendation we find examples for ourselves: Jesus is the source of our hope – in this world and in the world to come.
Read MoreSunday, May 3, 2020
Every one shall sit under his own Vine and Fig-tree, and none shall make them afraid, joy and tranquility shall be in your Palaces; this shall you see and know to be accomplished, if you will leave off oppressing the Righteous, and set the Captive free.
Read MoreSaturday, May 2, 2020
The communion that unites us is sanctuary to the violated. Through the corporate practice of love and service, we are to enter into the full community with the violated that heals humanity into one body.
Read MoreFriday, May 1, 2020
The roar of the ocean, the gentle yet insistent crash of frothy waves, and the stars above have, on numerous occasions, made me feel like I had entered another world. It seems to me that the grand mystery of the ocean is an illustration for the grand mystery of God.
Read MoreThursday, April 30, 2020
Helplessness is the impetus for the poet’s invocation in Psalm 86. We call out for God’s help, And we know that when we admit our helplessness, only then do we begin to glimpse the face of God, our divine helper.
Read MoreWednesday, April 29, 2020
A familiar passage, this poem is a beautiful assertion that God’s knowledge of us – surpassing even our own knowledge – is something in which we find comfort. As we search for and strive to know God, it seems we also begin to know ourselves better.
Read MoreTuesday, April 28, 2020
Yes, we are weak, but the steadfast love of God spans time – it is from everlasting to everlasting. Our relationship with God carries this promise of ongoing love.
Read MoreMonday, April 27, 2020
I take comfort in the fact that – as the psalmist proclaims – God is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
Read MoreSunday, April 26, 2020
Have you ever considered human responsibility to care for the land and other creatures as part of your work as a person of faith?
Read MoreSaturday, April 25, 2020
Such qualities, it seems to me, come ultimately from a felt sense of the unity and harmony of a life lived in God, in community, and in the world; an inward realization that yields, when fully deepened and seasoned, not only simplicity in workmanship, but a sense of the balance between doing and resting
Read MoreFriday, April 24, 2020
God speaks to us through the Bible.... God reveals the divine will concerning faith, ministry, how we live, how we treat other people.... Sometimes God speaks through the Word into a situation or choice we need to make.
Read MoreThursday, April 23, 2020
We’ve all, at some time in our lives, sensed God’s presence through the beauty of nature, whether we were standing on a cliff overlooking the ocean, under a starry night sky on the Bolivian altiplano, or in the middle of a mountain forest. The psalms tell us that the witness of creation that exists throughout the world speaks to all people.
Read MoreWednesday, April 22, 2020
I called a meeting for clearness, including my pastor and several friends I knew to have gifts of discernment and wisdom. I presented my concerns, and then we entered into a time of silent listening. After that, people asked me questions and expressed their sense of what the Spirit was saying.
Read MoreTuesday, April 21, 2020
The book of Proverbs attests to the importance of having loyal friends of good reputation – and listening to their advice. Today’s verse says, ‘The wise listen to advice.’ ‘Wisdom is found in those who take advice’ (13:10).
Read MoreMonday, April 20, 2020
Hal continued, ‘God’s telling us that giving birth to something new is a messy business, even when the new life is good and beautiful. We just need to work through the messy phase. It will get better.’ The dream did encourage us. And it did get better.
Read MoreSunday, April 19, 2020
It took a while to wake up to my questions and even longer to notice I no longer fit that version of me. I found myself in the midst of a wilderness.
Read MoreSaturday, April 18, 2020
Then my fear and resistance fell away and I felt lovingly held in a way I had not experienced before. The words of prayer I heard moved me profoundly and made me feel known and cared for. I experienced warmth and an inner sense of light. Tears came.
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