June 8, 2026
Scripture Reference – Genesis 4:2-9 (NRSVUE): Next she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground. In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground, and Abel for his part brought of the firstlings of his flock, their fat portions. […]
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Scripture Reference – Genesis 4:1-16 (NRSVUE): Now the man knew his wife Eve, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have produced a man with the help of the Lord.” Next she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground. In the course of time Cain brought to […]
Read MoreJune 4, 2026
Scripture Reference – Genesis 1:26-31 (NRSVUE): Then God said, “Let us make humans in our image, according to our likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the cattle and over all the wild animals of the earth and over every creeping thing that […]
Read MoreJune 4, 2026
Scripture Reference – Genesis 2:7-8; 16-18; 21-22 (NRSVUE): then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. And the Lord God commanded […]
Read MoreMay 26, 2026
Scripture Reference – Acts 2:1-4; 36-47 (CEB): When Pentecost Day arrived, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound from heaven like the howling of a fierce wind filled the entire house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be individual flames of fire alighting on each one of them. They were all filled […]
Read MoreMay 26, 2026
Scripture Reference – Acts 2:1-4; 42-47 (NRSVUE): When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue […]
Read MoreMay 26, 2026
Scripture Reference – John 20:24-29 (CEB): Thomas, the one called Didymus, one of the Twelve, wasn’t with the disciples when Jesus came. The other disciples told him, “We’ve seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands, put my finger in the wounds left by the nails, and put my hand […]
Read MoreMay 26, 2026
Scripture Reference – 2 Corinthians 1:22 (NRSVUE) – who has put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a down payment. John 20:24-29 (NRSVUE): But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen […]
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Scripture Reference – Matthew 11:28-30 (NRSVUE): “Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my […]
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Scripture Reference – 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 (NRSVUE): though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle[a] among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children. So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own […]
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