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The Upper Room Disciplines provides an opportunity to look more deeply at scripture by offering a week of devotions by a single author on a particular theme.

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Parting the Waters - September 12, 2023

September 12, 2023

It can be difficult to decide to leave a place we have grown accustomed to—even if it is an unhealthy place—in order to make our dreams come true. The internal and...

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Parting the Waters - September 11, 2023

September 11, 2023

In our scripture passage for today, the Red Sea separated Moses and the Israelites from freedom. The Egyptians were chasing them even though Pharaoh had given them permission to leave. The...

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The Embodiment of Faith - September 10, 2023

September 10, 2023

Paul tells us that we are to put on the armor of light. I can’t help but wonder what that would be like. What would that armor look like in a...

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The Embodiment of Faith - September 9, 2023

September 9, 2023

The beauty of music is not only the sound or the beat but the human interaction with whatever is making the sound. A tambourine needs hands to make the cymbals hit...

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The Embodiment of Faith - September 8, 2023

September 8, 2023

Reds and yellows, oranges and pinks all come to together in an array of beauty as the leaves change colors in autumn. Each leaf adds a shade and a shadow. This...

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The Embodiment of Faith - September 7, 2023

September 7, 2023

Food is my favorite thing in the world. My earliest memories of my grandmother are connected with biscuits baking, collards bubbling on the stove, and big egg-filled breakfasts that we’d eat...

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The Embodiment of Faith - September 6, 2023

September 6, 2023

The popular children’s television show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood created a space where everyone felt like a neighbor. Fred Rogers walked with us as we entered his home and his make-believe world...

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The Embodiment of Faith - September 5, 2023

September 5, 2023

Even great singers have performance anxiety sometimes. Behind the safety of the walls of a studio, their voices are unhindered and soar with melody and harmony. But when the crowds show...

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The Embodiment of Faith - September 4, 2023

September 4, 2023

Every year I find myself experiencing moments of passing: seasons, loved ones, celestial bodies, relationships. Marking these moments has manifested in the literal marking of my own body. Tattoos are sprinkled...

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Trust in Action - September 3, 2023

September 3, 2023

Sunday is for joy! This passage tells us to praise God by remembering all the things God has done. The psalm recalls specific stories in detail so that their memory continues...

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