The Practice of Belonging
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Today's Disciplines Devotion
When you set out on a mission with Jesus, you quickly learn he stays on the move. Mark’s Gospel says that Jesus traveled “among all the cities and villages” (CEB), devoting...
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The opening words of Hebrews soar with Christological passion: “In the past God spoke through the prophets. . . . In these final days, though, he spoke to us through a...
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Advent soberly acknowledges the darkness in the world. We are reminded of wars and rumors of wars, disease, death, and despair. How are we to walk forward? A mother asked her...
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The Creator and Ruler of all creation comes in this psalm as Judge. God “will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.” God comes to judge creation and...
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How will creation sing to the Lord a new song in the age of climate change? With our belief that the earth demonstrates God’s glory and serves as God’s living creation...
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Get ready to sing and shout for joy! Let’s clear our throats, stretch our vocal cords, and expand our lungs. We’ve been rehearsing and preparing for a month. Now get ready...
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And so we wait, now one week from Christmas; even more, we wait for Christ to appear in our midst today. The angel quotes the Isaiah 7:14 text to Joseph: “Look,...
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Many times, our waiting will take a countercultural shape. Christ entered creation fully in the flesh, becoming part of human experience. Thus we believe that the gospel can take root in...
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For Paul and for us, the shape of waiting is discipleship in Jesus Christ. Christ is our brother, “descended from David according to the flesh” and also raised from the dead,...
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Those of us who live in the northern hemisphere have come to the shortest days of the year. With the psalmist, we continue to pray for restoration—for ourselves, for those who...
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We wait in prayer, praying with the psalmist: “O Shepherd of Israel, . . . stir up your might, and come to save us.” We hear the word save quite often...
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