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Wednesday, April 01, 2026

Staying Connected to Jesus

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The last few days’ readings ( John Chapter 7  and  most of 8 ) involved a lot of conflict. Jesus was harshly attacked. His followers must ha...

Some Dynamics of Jesus’ healings

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This week’s readings  mostly focused on Jesus’ healings. Today’s reading continues that. Read together, they highlight three important dynam...
Sunday, March 01, 2026

Relationships Within The Church--15:1-2 and 4-6; James 5:8-9 & 2 Corinthians 13:11

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Romans 15:1-2   and  4-6 ;  James 5:8-9 ; and  2 Corinthians 13:11  address an important topic: relationships within the church. God wants t...
Monday, February 16, 2026

Romans 12:3-13--Contributing

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This week’s readings   have shown us what God wants from His church: that it reconcile all people to Him and each of us to each other. Today...

Galatians 6:14 & 16--Countercultural

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“ May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world .” **...

Dealing With Distortions & Attacks--Acts 7:54-60; Jude 17-15 and Ephesians 6:10-18

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As I dug into  Acts 7:54-60 , I was struck by its similarity to  Jude 17-25 . I was also struck by how both readings parallel  Ephesians 6:1...

Being First Fruits--1:17-18

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“ Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shi...
Monday, December 29, 2025

What Mary And Jesus Show Us About True Blessing--Luke 1:46-55

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Two things jumped out at me from this reading ( Luke 1:46-55 ) First,   both   Mary and Jesus identify humility as a precondition to true bl...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Mary’s Grit & God’s Compassion--1:26-38

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Two things have always struck me about this passage. One is Mary’s courage. Not only did Mary show tremendous faith in taking on the awesome...