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Psalm 107:1–16; Isaiah 60:15-22; John 8:12-20 (read online ⧉) Psalm 107:2–3 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, those he redeemed from trouble and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. Isaiah's…

Numbers 21:4–9; Ephesians 2:1–10; John 3:14–21 (read online ⧉) You may recognize the description of the snake on a stick. This is almost identical to the Rod of Asclepius, which is often used (along with, erroneously, the caduceus) to symbolize medical organizations or people. Asclepius…

Psalm 19; Acts 7:30-40; Exodus 19:9-15 (read online ⧉) When we talk about holiness or being holy, we have to start with God. We talk about each of us being unique, yet God is even more so. God was not created. God did the creating.

Psalm 22:23-31; Genesis 16:1-6; Romans 4:1-12 (read online ⧉) The story of Sarai and Hagar is strange. Did Abram not trust God to give him a son through Sarai? Or did they (Abram and Sarai) assume that as Sarai was not conceiving that this would…

Psalm 77, Proverbs 30:1–9, Matthew 4:1–11 (read online ⧉) If your were present at the Ash Wednesday service or the past Sunday service, you may recall that in Lent we witness and experience a symbolic representation of Jesus' trial in the desert, and the biblical…