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Daily Encouragement - September 24

For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen? But if we hope for what we do not see,...

Daily Encouragement - September 23

This past Sunday and over the next few weeks, we are delving into Philippians in a sermon series called ‘A Word for Today’-this week we...

Daily Encouragement - September 22

Psalm 98:1 NIV Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for...

Daily Encouragement - September 21

Philippians 2:4-5, 12-13 This Monday morning I want to look ahead to the Epistle from Philippians that will be part of this coming...

Friday Greetings - September 18

On the bulletin board on the door to my office is a letter I received in late June of this year. It is there in part because of the...

Daily Encouragement - September 19

Deuteronomy 1:16-17 (from “The Message”) At the same time I have orders to your judges: “Listen carefully to complaints and accusations...

Daily Encouragement - September 18

O give thanks to the Lord, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples. Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his...

Daily Encouragement - September 17

Mordecai told the servants to reply to Esther, “…perhaps you have been called to royal dignity for just such a time as this.” Esther...

Daily Encouragement - September 16

“The Kingdom of God is like a farmer who scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, while he’s asleep or awake, the seed sprouts and...

Daily Encouragement - September 15

I, I am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake. I will not remember your sins. (Isaiah 43:25 NRSV) For while we were still...

Daily Encouragement - September 14

Psalm 27:13-14 I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. wait for the Lord; be strong, let your...

Daily Encouragement - September 12

Numbers 23:26 (The Message) Balaam replied to Balak, “Didn’t I tell you earlier: ‘All God speaks, and only what God speaks, I speak.’” If...

Friday Greeting - September 11

This Sunday, we are focusing on forgiveness, and what the model of forgiveness looks like. Peter wonders if forgiving an offender 7 times...

Daily Encouragement - September 11

Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing...

Daily Encouragement - September 10

O Most High, when I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I am not afraid; what can flesh do to...

Daily Encouragement - September 9

Exodus 14:26-31 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the water may come back upon the Egyptians,...

Daily Encouragement - September 8

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,[a] his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness....

Daily Encouragement - September 7

John 10:31-38 The Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jesus replied, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of...

Daily Encouragement - September 5

Numbers 9:14. (The Message) “Any foreigner living among you who wants to celebrate God’s Passover is welcome to do it, but he must follow...

Friday Greetings - September 4

Walter Brueggemann, the great theologian of the Psalms and scholar of the Jewish tradition, says, “[Lament] is an act of bold faith on...