This Little Light of Mine. Hide it under a bushel, NO! These words from the children’s song originate from the passage that we are reading this Sunday from Matthew 5:13-20. Do you ever feel like your light is trying to be hidden? Do you ever find yourself around others that either shine light or darkness […]

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Have you ever been a part of a church conflict? The people that made up the church in First Corinthians in the New Testament of the Bible have. Join us this Sunday as we read Paul’s words to this Corinthian church in conflict and how these words can help us whenever we have church conflicts […]

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The Conflict That Jesus Brings

Today we continue reading from the 12th chapter of the gospel according to Luke. This is a part of what we call the “travel narrative” where Jesus is on his way toward Jerusalem. Last week we read from the 12th chapter where Jesus tells his listeners about how they do not need to worry so […]

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Paul and Annoying Slave Girl

Today we continue reading from the 16th chapter of the New Testament book of Acts. Acts tells us the stories from the early church and the beginning of the spread of Christianity. Last week we read from the first part of chapter 16 about Paul and Silas being led by God to the town of […]

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Lydia and Hospitality

Today we continue reading from the New Testament book of Acts. Acts tells the stories of the early church. We will be reading today from the 16th chapter. This chapter includes stories from the 2nd of Paul’s missionary journeys. Paul felt commissioned by God by go out into the world and share the stories he […]

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The story we are reading today from the New Testament book of Acts is a pivotal story in the Bible. It will involve some individuals and an entire church community having an epiphany about God’s will. This story will cause many people to reexamine what they have been taught about God. Acts contains the stories […]

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John the Baptist and the Weary

Today is the second Sunday of Advent and we are once again invited to hear the story of John the Baptist. This year we are reading his story from the gospel of Luke. John is the one who shows up from the wilderness to help announce the entrance of Jesus into the story of humanity. […]

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Let the Children Come to Me

Today and next week we are going to look into the 10th chapter of the gospel of Mark. There are 4 gospels at the beginning of the New Testament that share stories and teachings during the life of Jesus on earth. Mark is the shortest of the four and is considered to be the first […]

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Resolving Your Conflicts

Today we continue our series on the New Testament letter we call James. A book of the Bible that we think was originally a sermon written by James the brother of Jesus and then added to by a later author and circulated to a wider audience. We have heard words from James inviting us to […]

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