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Love and Real Respect
Be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ. // Ephesians 5:21 I used to bristle at the scripture found in the first selection for today's reading. As a...
Family as Love in Action
He said to them in reply, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it.” // Luke 8:21 The morning my husband...
Fresh Light of Day
Do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. // Matthew 1:20 Fear is a funny thing. I see it crop up in my life in the...
Her Quiet Humility
"Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” // Matthew 23:12 She has a quiet humility. Sitting across from me on the patio, she crosses...
His Yoke Fits
Jesus said: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am...
Snakes and Scorpions and the Shakes
The seventy-two returned rejoicing, and said, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name." Jesus said, "I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky....
Re-Writing Our Hearts and Minds
Jesus knew what they were thinking, and said, “Why do you harbor evil thoughts?” // Matthew 9:4 I am not a mind reader, but after being a mother for nineteen...
Pray Rather Than Judge
"And if anyone hears my words and does not observe them, I do not condemn him, for I did not come to condemn the world but to save the world."...
Sharing Truth Not Shying Away
But the LORD is with me, like a mighty champion: my persecutors will stumble, they will not triumph. In their failure they will be put to utter shame, to lasting,...
Soften My Heart, Lord
“For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have?” // Matthew 5:44 When I was in graduate school, an administrative assistant in our program was very...
If the Lord Wills It
You have no idea what your life will be like tomorrow. You are a puff of smoke that appears briefly and then disappears. // James 4:14 I am, and have...
Beyond Good Intentions
“You are in the right rather than I; you have treated me generously, while I have done you harm. Great is the generosity you showed me today . . ....
