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What a time of angel messages! Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, and Zechariah all received personal visits from angels. How wonderful it must have been to have heard messages from heaven. How many of us wish to hear an angel today? What is God saying to us today? I notice that in most of the above cases, the person was not expecting a divine messa...
Read MoreA Seat at The Table Inclusion is something that we all seek to some degree or another. The most introverted of us, who find solace and restored energy in alone-time, will still have a very small circle of close-knit friends from whom we seek comfort when the trials of life are upon us; the most extroverted of us may seek larger, more open groups,...
Read MoreI listened to Psalm 27 in two different versions: the Message and the NIV. What struck me in the Message version were the last lines; Stay with God! Don’t Quit. Again Stay with God! As I was listening the speaker was adamant about it and I thought to myself, no need to shout! But, I get it. Then I considered, where would I go? I have always belie...
Read MoreWhen we were thinking about concepts for this year’s spring children’s musical, The Kids’ Table, we wanted to write a story that the kids would have fun with, but would also resonate with adults; a parable that would serve as a reminder of our calling to see the world through the eyes of a child who loved unconditionally – that is, with joy, grati...
Read MoreWe’ve spent the fall unpacking the Beatitudes in Sunday Express. In a dualistic world obsessed with who is in and who is out, governed by skepticism and a need for everything to be tangible, touchable, physical and possessable, Jesus, the Christ took every expectation and traditional belief about being blessed and turned it upside down. Jesus prea...
Read More1 You, LORD, showed favor to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob. Reading this passage, one might think that having earthly wealth is considered as a sign of God’s mercy to us; but I believe this passage has the same meaning as Proverb 30:7,8, and part of the Lord’s Prayer. In Matthew 6:21, Jesus has explained the meaning of the verse i...
Read MoreIn this book, the prophet Hosea is speaking to the people of Israel. They have strayed from God by being unfaithful, worshipping idols and trusting foreign powers. Hosea’s message is of contrasting doom and hope, discipline and love. In this passage, using poetry form, Hosea extols Israel to return to God. It was his intent to use the poetry/so...
Read MoreIn the early 1970’s my then-husband and I set out on a road trip from Los Angeles to visit friends in Socorro, New Mexico. We drove an old Citroën which was temperamental at the best of times. On that trip, it chose to break down at night as we drove through a barren, uninhabited stretch of mountains. We had an overcast sky, rare for the Southwest...
Read More"In that day, says the Lord, I will assemble the lame and gather those who have been driven away, and those whom I have afflicted. The lame I will make the remnant, and those who were cast off, a strong nation; and the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion now and forevermore."
Read MoreI long for this day. The day, when people of various nations with various backgrounds and ideologies come together, desiring to learn God’s ways and walk in God’s paths. I long for this day. The day, when swords and other weapons used for destruction are transformed into tools for creating, building, nurturing, and fostering growth.
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