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Today's Disciplines Devotion
For a number of years I have worked in refugee and migration programs, coordinating initiatives for people who are forced to leave their countries of origin because their lives are in...
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Because of God’s faithful keeping of the covenant with us (Ps. 105:7-11), we are called to respond with thanks and praise. Psalm 105 is a call to worship God. Notice the...
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In contrast to yesterday’s Genesis reading in which God’s name was not mentioned, Psalm 105 is all about God. In these five verses, notice the word covenant appears three times. In...
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The Bible is often described as the book of family values, with teachings of how we are to treat one another. And yet some stories, like this one in Genesis, stand...
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The disciples, like us, did not always understand Jesus. They misunderstood his actions and his words. We find ourselves in similar predicaments. In yesterday’s reading, we read the parable of the...
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The parable of the wheat and the weeds displays the existence of good and evil living together. The kingdom of God here on earth is divided. Good and wickedness do live...
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Paul waves the flag of victory when stating that there is no comparison of suffering in this world to the magnificence of what will come. The revelation of the next world...
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Romans 8 is a passage of scripture that captures the beauty of freedom and love in Christ. Paul states there are two ways to choose how one can live their life—chained...
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It is interesting to note that David begins Psalm 139 with a unique statement. He declares emphatically how God has searched him and knows him. David is clear that the Lord...
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I once knew a woman who had been fired from her job. She did not know what to do, feeling lost, alone, and unsure. She prayed to God, saying, “Lord, help...
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Our faith walk provides us with awe-inspiring or jaw-dropping experiences of God’s presence. I remember one such experience from my own life. I was driving my car in Rochester, New York,...
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