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Whatever the Cost
We can all be grateful for the questions Peter asks Jesus in Scripture, and I am especially grateful for this one.
Continue ReadingControl / Trust
Control. Trust. I am continuously learning that as I practice letting go of the first, I grow in my ability to do the second.
Continue ReadingSabbath: John 2:13–22
Take time this Sabbath to meditate on today’s passage – John 2:13–22 (NLT) – reflecting on what it means in relation to the peace of Christ.
Continue ReadingStewards of Stuff
Each 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 ReadingPeace in All Circumstances
I am an only child, so it is hard for me to imagine ten guys being so jealous of just one of their brothers that they are considering murdering him.
Continue ReadingLooking Back to Look Ahead
Looking at “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” as part of Black History Month; last chance for Triennial early bird; and remembering Bernie Lemke.
Continue ReadingA Deep-Rooted Tree
There is nothing we can do to change how God feels about us. There is no human effort or strength or feat that will allow us to approach God’s throne.
Continue ReadingLift Ev’ry Voice and Sing
“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” was written in 1900 by James Weldon Johnson as a poem, later put to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson.
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