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Read: Psalm 119:41–48, Deuteronomy 10:10–22, James 2:14–26 ‌No one ever accomplishes good by means of evil, because they are themselves conquered by the evil. On the contrary, evil is corrected by good. St. Barsanuphius the Great You believe that God is one; you do well.

Exodus 5:7-9; Romans 8:5-8, 12-17 Recently, there was a song going around the internet called the "Rich Men North of Richmond". It mostly speaks to the anguish of a working man who is striving and working and is not making ends meet, and, yes, there…

Psalm 119:121–128, 1 Kings 4:29–34, Ephesians 6:10–18 ‌We are often presented with the wisdom of Solomon. The Scriptures seem convinced that Solomon was gifted wisdom beyond normal humans by God. Yet, Solomon retained his freedom to make choices contrary to God revealed instructions. ‌We cannot…

1 Corinthians 11:17–33 It’s almost over it seems. The time of being masked and constrained nears its end. On the other hand, already another strain of COVID is showing up, but the reality is that we, as an entire world, are at our limits. It…

Psalm 142; Amos 9:1–4; Acts 23:12–35 I don’t know about you, but I’m a little jaundiced about earthquakes. I grew up in Northern California. Earthquakes were…normal isn’t the word…to be expected. So much so, that the first earthquake my wife experiences was in the middle…