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Hunger Pains View in browser December 1, 2023 Hunger Pains   Liz Miller Though the Lord may give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself any longer . . . your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in … Read more

What Mary Whispered View in browser November 30, 2023 What Mary Whispered   Matt Laney   Faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the Word of Christ. – Romans 10:17 (NRSV)   Right before standing up to give my very first sermon as a seminary student, the Rev. Dr. Mary … Read more

The First Step View in browser November 29, 2023 The First Step   Quinn Caldwell Again, though I say to the wicked, “You shall surely die,” yet if they turn from their sin and do what is lawful and right—if the wicked restore the pledge, give back what they have taken by robbery, and walk … Read more

Active Ingredient: Gratitude View in browser November 28, 2023 Active Ingredient: Gratitude   Phiwa Langeni   One of them, when he saw that he had been healed, returned and praised God with a loud voice. – Luke 17:15 (CEB)    Medicine containers display lists of all the ingredients used in the medication. There’s usually a … Read more

In Place View in browser November 27, 2023 In Place   Vince Amlin Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers. – Romans 13:11 (NRSV)    The alarm rang. 3am. Karen … Read more

In Place View in browser November 27, 2023 In Line   Vince Amlin Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers. – Romans 13:11 (NRSV)    The alarm rang. 3am. Karen … Read more

Satisfied View in browser November 26, 2023 Satisfied   Rachel Hackenberg You silence the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples. You visit the earth … and water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth. You crown the year with your … Read more

Move View in browser November 25, 2023 Move   Kaji Douša Jesus said, “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” – Matthew 17:20-21 (NRSV)   … Read more

Pie & Peace for Breakfast View in browser November 24, 2023 Pie & Peace for Breakfast   Molly Baskette If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. – Romans 12:18 (NIV)   A lot of ink has been spilled about the difficulty of talking to family members … Read more

Kayaking in the Cold View in browser November 23, 2023 Kayaking in the Cold   Lillian Daniel Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, “rivers of living water will flow from within them.” John 7:38 (NIV)   One spring after a particularly bitter winter, the melting river ice had nowhere to go, so the water overflowed and sat … Read more