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Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God.   These words from Isaiah chapter 40 help us to focus our attention on the peace that is ours to receive. Isaiah reminds the listener that despite all the burdens we face, God … Continued

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Advent is a time of preparation and expectation for the coming of Christ, the time before celebrating the “joy to the world” that God’s incarnation becomes. In advance of a celebratory Christmas season that follows Advent, it is good for … Continued

Where can we find Jesus?  King of Kings and Lord of Lords. We find Jesus engaging in deep conversation with a Samaritan woman who had five husbands and was living with another man. We find Jesus putting a towel around … Continued

We are called to many worthwhile opportunities in our lives of faith so we can live out God’s love for us and for our neighbor. However, it is not often that we offer a call for encouragement and building each … Continued

Psalm 78 includes a number of stories about God providing for His people.  In verse 4 we read, “We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his … Continued

As those who seek to follow Jesus Christ, we are called to embody a completely different vision of life. We are called to spend our lives working to extend God’s mercy to those who are cast aside, to seek to … Continued

“I want you woven into a tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. Then you will have minds confident and at rest, focused on Christ, God’s great mystery. All the richest treasures of wisdom … Continued

Life is a series of choices. We make our decisions, and our decisions turn around and make us. For the most part, we are who we are today because of decisions and choices we made years ago. Most of the … Continued

From the book of Job. Ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; 8 or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea … Continued