Seek First the Kingdom of God

Jesus said to the disciples, ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.’    (Luke 12:22) I don’t consistently live by today’s scripture.  Whenever I read Jesus’ admonition to not worry, I cringe when I remember the nights I’ve been awake at …

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Singing the Lord’s Song

'How could we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?'   (Ps. 137:4) The Jews cried these words while they were being deported to Babylon.  They had just witnessed their army being defeated, their Temple being destroyed, and God’s city being sacked.  On their long march to Babylon, they worried about whether they would …

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Jesus’ Living Water

Come see a man who told me everything I have ever done!   (Jn. 4:29) The woman had been married five times.  She was currently living with a man without being married.  Did her neighbors talk about her, judge her, and condemn her?  Did she feel marked, shunned, and ostracized? One day she meets a …

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