Scripture: Hebrews 3:13 – “But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” so that none of you may be hardened by the...

Scripture: Psalm 32:3 – “While I kept silent, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long.” (NRSVue) My daughter does this...

Scripture: Joel 2:15-16a – “Blow the trumpet in Zion; consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly; gather the people.” (NRSVue) Today is...

Scripture: Deuteronomy 23:25 – “If you go into your neighbor’s standing grain, you may pluck the ears with your hand, but you shall not...

Scripture: 2 Kings 22:9-10 – “Then Shaphan the secretary came to the king and reported to the king, “Your servants have melted down the...

Scripture: Philemon 6 – “I pray that the partnership of your faith may become effective as you comprehend all the good that we share in...

Scripture: Genesis 49:26a – “The blessings of your father are stronger than the blessings of the eternal mountains, the bounties of the...

Scripture: Psalm 40:8 – “I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.” (NRSVue) The Bible is not as straight forward...

Scripture: Acts of the Apostles 8:11 – “And they listened eagerly to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic.”...

Scripture: 1 Kings 10:10 – “Then she gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones;...

Scripture: Wisdom of Solomon 4:8-9 – “For old age is not honored for length of time or measured by number of years, but understanding is...

Scripture: Matthew 1:16 – “…and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, who bore Jesus, who is called the Messiah.” (NRSVue)...

Scripture: Psalm 42:11 – “Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise...

Scripture: Matthew 12:36-37 – “I tell you, on the day of judgment you will have to give an account for every careless word you utter, for...

Scripture: Psalm 124:8 – “Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” (NRSVue) There is a lot of stuff that happens...

Scripture: Revelation 22:21 – “The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen.” (NRSVue) In J. R. R. Tolkien’s novel The Lord...

Scripture: Ephesians 4:26 – “Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger…” (NRSVue) When I was heading into middle...

Scripture: 2 John 9 – “Everyone who does not abide in the teaching of Christ, but goes beyond it, does not have God; whoever abides in...

Scripture: Psalm 142:4 – “Look on my right hand and see: there is no one who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares...

Scripture: Matthew 21:31a – “Which of the two did the will of his father?” (NRSVUE) When I was in high school, one of the most important...