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  • Churches and Temples

    “Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ …  But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar… Continue reading

  • Uneducated and Ordinary Companions of Jesus

    Acts 4:13–21 | Psalm 118:14–18 Are Jesus’ followers ordinary or holy? Yes.Both. The early apostles were not recognized for credentials, eloquence, or institutional standing. They were identified by something far more decisive: They had been with Jesus. That was the… Continue reading

  • Joyful Together

    Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together – Psalm 98:8 Fields, streams and hills all agree: God is worthy to be joyfully praised! Hills and planes, rivers, lakes, streams, and mighty oceans, mountains and meadows… Continue reading

  • Out of the Depths – Psalm 130: Sorrow, Supplication, and Redeeming Love

    “Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.” — Psalm 130:1 There are moments in life when we do not pray polished prayers. We cry. Psalm 130 begins there—not in strength, but in depth. Listening, Seeing, and Praying… Continue reading

  • Back to Bethel

    “And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel.”— Genesis 35:15 There are moments in life that become spiritual landmarks. Places where something changed.Where clarity appeared.Where we sensed that God was speaking into our lives.… Continue reading