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  • WALKING IN HIS STEPS

    I Peter 2:13, 18–19, 21 “Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake… Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the forward. For this is… Continue reading

  • 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

  • Bloom

    Isaiah 61:11“For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.”… Continue reading

  • The Song of Angry People

    Sometimes people don’t argue… they sing their anger. The question isn’t whether anger exists—it’s what we do with it. I’m curious:👉 When you encounter anger (online or in person), do you tend to listen first… or push back? And what’s… Continue reading

  • In Retrospect

    When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. – John 2:22 We do not pay attention to everything… Continue reading

  • Salt and Light in the Public Square

    There are characteristics of Christian behavior that are taught explicitly in Scripture, and others that are taught more implicitly through the spirit and pattern of the Christian life. What we learn inside the fellowship of believers is not meant to… 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

  • Reboots and Holy Saturday: Looking Unto Jesus

    “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith…” — Hebrews 12:2 When you use a computer as much as I do, you learn something very quickly: eventually, it will need to be replaced. I keep many windows open.… Continue reading

  • The Table of Desire and Grace

    Maundy Thursday Reflections on the Lord’s Supper “Why is this night different from all other nights?” That question has echoed through Jewish homes for centuries. On one particular night, in an upper room, Jesus answered it—not only with words, but… Continue reading