I still remember very well one of the first racially integrated church services I and some members of our predominantly white church attended. South Africa was emerging slowly from years of...

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In our reading on Monday, we read how Paul’s discernment leads to a confrontation between the Spirit of Jesus and a false spirit. Yet we can also understand this moment as...

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In a world fraught with intrigue and composed of opposing parties often fighting for dominance, today’s psalm comes as a refresher course in what God has in mind for us. The...

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In today’s reading, we find incredible descriptions of the difference in worldview that exist between Jews and Gentiles, between those enslaved to the ways of the world and those set free...

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Today’s reading consists of many layers of past experiences and future expectations laced with the role that business concerns and cultural norms play in the eventual imprisonment of Paul and Silas....

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Several years ago my husband and I went to Rome on vacation. We wanted to see the major tourist sites, and we wanted to make the most of our time there....

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Home. What do you think of when you read that word? Does it bring memories of dinners around a table covered with steaming platters of food? Does it conjure up scenes...

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Today’s passage recalls another important Bible story—Adam and Eve’s rebellion in the Garden of Eden. A quick look at Genesis 3 yields the scene where God forbids Adam and Eve from...

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In biblical times, cities are surrounded by walls that serve to protect citizens from a multitude of threats: marauding armies, bands of outlaws, and wild animals. The gates are left open...

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When our children were babies, my husband and I would often go into the nursery while they slept just to gaze at their little bundled-up forms. They weren’t doing anything unusual—just...

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