Naomi, in her wisdom and love for Ruth, sought to provide her with security.
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Naomi, in her wisdom and love for Ruth, sought to provide her with security.
1 Kings 17:17–24 tells the story of a widow who had already experienced a miracle—her family was eating daily because of her obedience to God’s instructions through Elijah.
The story of Elijah and the widow of Zarephath is a powerful reminder that God can use even our smallest resources to accomplish great things.
In 1 Kings 17:1-6, Elijah, a prophet of God, declares a severe drought, and immediately afterward, God instructs him to retreat to the Wadi Cherith.
John’s vision of a new heaven and a new earth is a promise of restoration.
The Hebrew elders, scribes, and religious leaders of the 5th century and beyond who chose to begin the collection of the 150 psalms with this psalm as the first clearly saw the importance of connecting the blessings of life with living according to God’s law.
Here we are: a full year into ongoing unspeakable violence and death in retaliation for an unspeakable act of violence on Oct 7 in the Middle East, and deeply entrenched in anxiety and anger around a divisive presidential election with no bridge in sight here at home (or in the Middle East).
At a clergy conference, a pastor shared that his favorite Bible verse is “this too shall pass.” While it’s not a literal verse, I found it profound.
Do you know what’s hardest about an outburst of righteous anger? It’s the day after.
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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13)
