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A Journey to Easter - Day 44
An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops...


A Journey to Easter - Day 37
To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the...


A Journey to Easter - Day 34
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. (Matthew 4:1 ESV) The first battle with temptation...


A Journey to Easter - Day 10
At the close of the Book of Judges, Israel is in an autonomous period of rebellion and increasing unfaithfulness to God. But as 1 Samuel...


Christmas in the Gospels - Day 22
When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said: "I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will...


A Psalm to Pray for America
Faithful Christians across this nation have devoted themselves to fervent prayer and fasting over the course of this election season....


Where Disappointment Sends You
It’s a dreadful halt when a door you’ve been striving toward is slammed shut in your face.


About Understanding
“I just don’t understand.” I uttered those words dozens of times, those closing months of 2021. But who could count? (Except possibly my...


What worship and thanksgiving have to do with motherhood—encouragement for the single mom
I had recently been digging through decades of family memorabilia and came across several of my old journals. And since I wasn’t in any...


Remembering to Continually Pray
Our prayer, Holy Father, is this: When the advent of Easter is no longer before us, And these holy days fade away, May we not forget to...


Remembering the Prayer of Jesus
After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed (Jn 17:1) Jesus had just finished sharing the Passover Feast with His friends...


Praise for the Kingdom’s King
Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Didache* Teaching of the Twelve Apostles Countless Christians have...


A Psalm for Remembrance
During an early morning Bible read, a particular morsel captured my attention. But it doesn’t lie within a verse to be referred to. It’s...


They Wore Stones of Remembrance
Another important juncture in the timeline of Israel’s history is the birth of the priesthood. Exodus contains the revelation of God in...


Persisting in Prayer—The Saga Continues
A tree that stood in my backyard seemed fine to the naked eye. But it was faulty . . . weak . . . vulnerable. It was plagued on the...


When we fail to persist in prayer, the hard only gets harder
I could not get to the shower quick enough—but I hardly had it in me to scale the stairs. It had been one of those days at work. Instead...


How Not To Waste A Bad Thing
I hear their voices still ringing in my ears: “Don’t waste it.” That it can represent anything good; like, food, money, health . . ....


Gathered in Prayer
For our Tuesday gathering, I selected three groups gathered before God in prayer from the New Testament in order for us to identify the...


Hard Stops
Have you ever seen a horse from this angle? I have! Do you know what causes it? You guessed it: hard stops. (Go ahead and chuckle. I know...


An Untossable Faith
I hadn’t been to the beach in years. Until, at long last, we took our first college tour. We were so close—we just had to make the detour...
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