February 15, 2026
Scripture Reference – Matthew 4:8-10 (NRSVUE): Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, and he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! for […]
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2026
Scripture Reference – Matthew 4:5-7 (NRSVUE): Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and ‘On their hands they will bear you […]
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2026
Scripture Reference – Matthew 4:1-4 (NRSVUE): Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tested by the devil. He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was famished. The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But […]
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2026
Scripture Reference – Luke 15:1-7 (NRSVUE): Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable: “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, […]
Read MoreJanuary 18, 2026
Scripture Reference – John 15:1-5 (NRSVUE): “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me as I abide […]
Read MoreJanuary 11, 2026
Scripture Reference – Matthew 25:31-46 (NRSVUE): “When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and […]
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2026
Scripture Reference – Luke 15:11-32 (NRSVUE): Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the wealth that will belong to me.’ So he divided his assets between them. A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and traveled […]
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2026
Scripture Reference – Matthew 2:1-12 (NRSVUE): In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, magi from the east came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star in the east and have come to pay him homage.” When King Herod heard […]
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2026
Scripture Reference – Luke 2:13-20 (NRSVUE): And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors!” When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let […]
Read MoreDecember 21, 2025
Scripture Reference – Luke 2:1-7 (NRSVUE): In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, […]
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