Just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. - Colossians 2:6-7 (NIV)

I studied the slender branch in our garden. My father-in-law had taken the cutting from his parents’ blackberry bush and replanted it in our tiny garden. I anticipated sharing juicy berries with my two preschool-aged sons.

Approaching the garden, I inspected what I hoped to be the beginning of my...

Today's Prayer
Dear Lord, help us build our lives in obedience to your will for us. Guide us as we pray and study your word. In the name of Jesus. Amen.

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Today's Reading
Luke 6:46-49

Thought for the Day

My faith grows strong when I stand firmly in the soil of God’s word.

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