Mar 2, 2021 | Word Among Us
2ND WEEK OF LENT Make justice your aim. What we aim for has a big impact on whether we ever hit the mark. So how do we set our sights on achieving justice? It can seem so idealistic and so out of reach. Where do we even begin? One key Hebrew word used in this...
Mar 1, 2021 | Word Among Us
2ND WEEK OF LENT A good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing. Have you ever seen coffee being ground and watched the powdered grounds fill the container? Even when the coffee rises right up to the top, the process is not finished. You can still...
Feb 27, 2021 | Word Among Us
1ST WEEK OF LENT Be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect. We all have them, the “challenging” people in our lives. Even when they don’t intend to, they seem bent on opposing our peace or our plans, and that makes us want to avoid them. We know that we...
Feb 26, 2021 | Word Among Us
1ST WEEK OF LENT Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees . . . The scribes and Pharisees were experts in the ways of Judaism. They were expected not only to observe the Law but to teach it as well. And so Jesus’ words here sound...
Feb 25, 2021 | Word Among Us
1ST WEEK OF LENT Everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Picture a parent teaching their young son how to ride a bike. As the boy teeters off, the parent runs behind, holding the bike steady when...
Feb 24, 2021 | Word Among Us
1ST WEEK OF LENT Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness. The psalmist reminds us of two foundational truths: we are utterly dependent on God for his mercy, and we can trust that his “goodness” and the “greatness” of his “compassion” far outweigh our sin (Psalm...
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