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Necks of Iron, Foreheads of Bronze

March 14, 2023 By Scott Robinson Leave a Comment

“I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.” —Isaiah 48:4

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: disagreement, neighbor, Old Testament

No child of God is unclean

February 4, 2023 By Sara Irwin Leave a Comment

The interplay between Cornelius and Peter in Acts 10-11 contains some of my favorite moments in scripture.

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Pandemic Parenting: Am I Doing the Right Thing?

August 16, 2021 By Mariclair Partee Carlsen Leave a Comment

“While 3 feet of distance will be encouraged where possible, the priority…is the full return of students.”

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When the theoretical becomes concrete

June 8, 2021 By Erin Jean Warde 1 Comment

We celebrate the life of Saint Melania today, a Desert Mother with a heart specifically inclined toward giving away the incredible wealth she possessed. It can be difficult, in the current day, to think about our relationship with wealth, in large part because we have chosen to understand it as less concrete.

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Frances Perkins: The Holy Relationship of Work and Faith

May 6, 2021 By Tim Gavin 4 Comments

I am not sure if Frances Perkins is a household name for Christians. I can safely say she’s not mentioned in the same breath as […]

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Day 3: Love Your Neighbor

December 27, 2016 By Mary Ann Frishman 2 Comments

The exhortation to “love your neighbor” appears all over Scripture – but it isn’t always easy to fulfill.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: 12 days, Christmas, Faith, Family, Jesus, neighbor

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