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Our Family Sabbath with Psalm 23

by Adam Chiarelli Every Friday morning, barring innocent distraction or blatant forgetfulness, our family will sit together, some of us still and some very squirmy, seeking to let each word of this psalm seep into the cracks of our weary being. It's...

The Lord Is

by Mark Werner A thunderstorm is moving in from the southwest as I sit quietly and alone on my back porch. Clouds that are thick with rain make the day feel darker than it usually is at this time. I am sitting still; the openness of my heart is toward prayer; as the...

Wait for the Lord

by Jill Weber Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14 In our modern era of hurry, worry, hustle and instant gratification, waiting on the Lord seems to be a lost art. As a senior leader of not one, but three ministry...

Poverty of Spirit

By Craig Westhoff We have to realize, we all have need. Quoting the late German theologian Johanne Metz; At the core of our existence, a “transcendental neediness” holds sway. We are all beggars. We are all members of a species that is not sufficient unto...