O God of all the nations upon earth, show us how to use our country for the benefit of mankind. Make our hearts to be sound in love and truth. Guide those who frame our laws. Teach us how to integrate into our society people from other lands...
Read MoreOnce you get by the intimidating task of reading all these ancient, foreign names, you have to be impressed. Paul was a team player. He rarely traveled alone. He likely wrote these words while under house arrest in Rome...
Read MoreThe Philadelphian Correspondence is a collection of “ancient” letters between Alexander, an aging Christian leader, and Doulos, a young Christian living in Philadelphia in Asia Minor. The letters connect Biblical themes with the experience of millennial young adults today...
Read MoreO living Lord and Savior, bless all who will be going to school this fall. Watch over them every day of their lives, protect them from danger, help them in difficulty, and encourage them in all they are assigned to do...
Read MoreChange is hard. Imagine being a conservative Jewish leader and hearing some brash uneducated followers of Jesus of Nazareth charging you with murder and threatening to destroy your traditions. Peter and John were “in your face” witnesses for Jesus Christ...
Read MoreToo often, dear Lord, we are like solitary grains of wheat unwilling to die, but bearing within ourselves all that You require to speak to the world, all that You require to make Yourself known to mankind, all that You require to cause such a light to shine that every dark corner of creation might be illuminated by the radiance of Your love...
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