April 29, 2024
Scripture Reference – John 8:1-11 (NRSV): while Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach them. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and, making her stand […]
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Scripture Reference: Jeremiah 17:5-8 (CEB) The Lord proclaims:Cursed are those who trust in mere humans, who depend on human strength and turn their hearts from the Lord.They will be like a desert shrub that doesn’t know when relief comes.They will live in the parched places of the wilderness, in a barren land where no one survives.Happy are those who trust in the Lord, who […]
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Scripture Reference – 2 Timothy 2:23-26 (NRSV): Have nothing to do with stupid and senseless controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kindly to everyone, an apt teacher, patient, correcting opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant that they will repent and come to know the truth and that […]
Read MoreApril 7, 2024
Scripture Reference: Matthew 13:3–23 (CEB) He said many things to them in parables: “A farmer went out to scatter seed. As he was scattering seed, some fell on the path, and birds came and ate it. Other seed fell on rocky ground where the soil was shallow. They sprouted immediately because the soil wasn’t deep. But when the sun […]
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Scripture Reference – Proverbs 29:22-23 (NRSV): One given to anger stirs up strife, and the hothead causes much transgression. A person’s pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor. There was a mini series years ago from HBO about the easy company that was fighting in the European theater […]
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