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Mark 7:1–8; Mark 12:38–40; Luke 14:7–14 (read online ⧉) To some degree, we all have a desire to be needed, acknowledged, valued, and heard. Often these are decried as pride. Yet, research (and life) consistently show that a child who is acknowledged, valued, and heard…

Galatians 1:21–2:10 (read online ⧉) The church often states that the message from God has never changed. That's not entirely accurate. God's amazing grace was before all and in all. God's expression of grace was certainly in multiple forms from Adam to Jacob's (Israel's) sons.

Numbers 27:12-22, Deuteronomy 31:1-23, Proverbs 15:18–29 A relay race requires timing and teamwork. As the baton carrier approaches the next runner, that runner must start running. The two must match stride and pace so that the baton can be handed-off smoothly. Rarely will a relay…

Psalm 138, Luke 5:1-11, Hebrews 12:1-13 In life we need fuel. People need to eat. Extroverts need people to charge. Introverts need solitude to charge. Yet, the greatest fuel we need to live the fullest life is God. The psalmist praises God for who God…

2 Chronicles 6:32–42; Jeremiah 31:7–14 Solomon was ceremoniously blessing the newly constructed Temple. There is a lot of political pomp and circumstance that is part of the ceremony. It would have been expected, and much of the political speech dressed up in religious language had…