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Psalm 84; Ezra 6:1-16; Mark 11:15-19 (read online ⧉) The restoration of the temple was not only of religious significance; it was also of cultural, societal, and political significance. This would be perceived as the raising of the Hebrews to a point of greater significance…

Psalm 22:23-31; Genesis 16:7-15; Mark 8:27-30 (read online ⧉) Ishmael. God Hears. How amazing is that? God—the Creator—hears. Hagar had run away. Sarai treated her poorly to such a degree that Hagar felt that the wilderness was better than staying (initially, at least). Feeling so…

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…

Job 5:8-27, 1 Peter 3:8–18a, Psalm 77 (read online ⧉) When we talk about the underlying joy of Lent (see yesterday's devotion), we must have an understanding that this underlying joy fully rests on God, and who God is. This foundation of joy is not…

Psalm 25:1-10, Psalm 32, Matthew 9:2-13 (read online ⧉) The story of the healed paralytic has been many times, mostly it seems, to point the finger at the scribes for their lack of faith. Let us look with grace upon the scribes, to their understanding…