Take time this Sabbath to meditate on today’s passage – Mark 8:31–38 (NLT) – reflecting on what it means in relation to the peace of Christ.
Continue ReadingEach Saturday during Lent, we will explore a story or profile of peace in action: people who are acting as shalom-bearers in our world.
Continue ReadingEzekiel reminds us, among many things here in this passage, that the old system serves us best as a reminder of our lostness.
Continue ReadingIn his book Becoming the Church, Claude Alexander remarks, “People need more than proclamation, they need reclamation.
Continue ReadingFor many of us, we have walked with Jesus so long we forget – or, dare I say, neglect – the reality that we live inside an earthly scandal.
Continue ReadingI have been struck most recently by the frequency with which prayers of the Old and New Testaments alike begin with a reminder of who God is.
Continue ReadingThe words of the psalmist pierce my soul: “But who can detect one’s own errors? Clear me from hidden faults” (Psalm 19:12).
Continue ReadingTake time this Sabbath to meditate on today’s passage – 1 Peter 3:18–22 (NLT) – reflecting on what it means in relation to the peace of Christ.
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