Scripture: Psalm 61:2 – “From the end of the earth I call to you, when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I…”...

Scripture: Colossians 1:17 – “He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” (NRSVue) There are times when the...

Scripture: Numbers 2:12-13 – “And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the Simeonites shall be Shelumiel...

Scripture: Psalm 18:2 – “The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the...

Scripture: Acts 27:31 – “Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, ‘Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.’” (NRSVue)...

Scripture: Exodus 6:6-7a – “Say therefore to the Israelites: I am the Lord, and I will free you from the burdens of the Egyptians and...

Scripture: Psalm 108:2 – “Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn.” (NRSVue) In a world that is always lurching dangerously to...

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:8 – “Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.” (NRSVue) What will you...

Scripture: Exodus 25:21 – “You shall put the cover on the top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the covenant that I am giving...

Scripture: Isaiah 5:18 “Woe to those who drag iniquity along with cords of falsehood, who drag sin along as with cart ropes…” (NRSVue)...

Scripture: Titus 1:7-9 – “For a bishop, as God’s steward, must be blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or addicted to...

Scripture: Psalm 47:8 – “God is king over the nations; God sits on his holy throne.” As we wind down the Easter Season, I am reminded of...

Scripture: James 3:18 – “And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.” (NRSVue) While many people lose their...

Scripture: Acts 8:18-19 – “Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them...

Scripture: Jeremiah 30:17 – “For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, says the Lord, because they have called you...

Scripture: Daniel 6:22 – “My God sent his angel and shut the lions’ mouths so that they would not hurt me, because I was found blameless...

Scripture: Daniel 1:8 – “But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the royal rations of food and wine, so he asked the...

Scripture: Isaiah 49:6 – “[The Lord] says, ‘It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to...

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:5-6 – “Not that we are qualified of ourselves to claim anything as coming from us; our qualification is from...

Scripture: Numbers 20:1 – “The Israelites, the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people...