Read Psalm 13 (NRSV, The Message)How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?How long will you hide your face from me?How long must I bear pain in my soul,and have sorrow in my heart all day long?How...  Read More

Read Daniel 6:10-28 (NRSV, The Message)Then the king gave the command, and Daniel was brought and thrown into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you faithfully serve, deliv...  Read More

Read Galatians 3:23-28 (NRSV, The Message)Remember the Ladies (and theSlaves!)In Christ’s family there can be no division into Jew and non-Jew, slave and free, male and female. Among us you are all eq...  Read More

Read 1 Kings 21 (NRSV, The Message)No Kings!Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you. Because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the ...  Read More

Read Jeremiah 4:4-11 (NRSV, The Message)Growing in Grace But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your we...  Read More

Read Jeremiah 4:4-11 (NRSV, The Message)Citizens of a Different Kin-dom But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you wi...  Read More

Read Philippians 3:17-20 (NRSV,  The Message)Citizens of a Different Kin-domBut our citizenshipl is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Phippians 3:2...  Read More

Read John 10:31-34 (NRSV, The Message)Embracing Our Divine IdentityJesus answered, “Is it not written in your law,d ‘I said, you are gods’?John 10:34 (The Message)DevotionalWhen we think about who we ...  Read More

Read Matthew 4:1-11 (NRSV, The Message)Embracing the WildernessNext Jesus was taken into the wild by the Spirit for the Test. The Devil was ready to give it.Matthew 4:1 (The Message)Life's journey ine...  Read More

Read Matthew 3:13-17 (NRSV, The Message)Beloved From The Start"The moment Jesus came up out of the baptismal waters, the skies opened up and he saw God’s Spirit—it looked like a dove—descending and la...  Read More

Read Exodus 20 (NRSV, The Message)God's liberation work is never just about removing external constraints - it's about transforming us from the inside out. "Freedom!" that Bruce sang in worship Sunday...  Read More

Read John 21:1-19 (NRSV, The Message)It seems paradoxical that we might resist the very freedom we long for, yet this is a common human experience. When God led Israel out of Egypt, they quickly becam...  Read More