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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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Unbelievable Truth - April 24, 2025

April 24, 2025

John shares with the seven churches of Asia and with us an unbelievable truth: Grace and peace are God’s gifts to us. When we behold God, grace and peace are not...

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Unbelievable Truth - April 23, 2025

April 23, 2025

In this psalm we find the unbelievable truth that God has chosen to become the salvation of Israel. When they could not save themselves, through the grace of God they were...

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Unbelievable Truth - April 22, 2025

April 22, 2025

As followers of Christ, we at times struggle to believe in unbelievable truths like Jesus’ resurrection. We often need time to believe. So imagine how difficult it may be for those...

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Unbelievable Truth - April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025

Some truths are just unbelievable. Often times they are too good to be true. The resurrection of Jesus is one of those truths that many have found unbelievable. Earlier in this...

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For Us and for Our Salvation - April 20, 2025

April 20, 2025

For us and for our salvation, “he must rise from the dead.” When Lazarus came out of his tomb, the disciples had no problem recognizing him. He was still clothed in...

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For Us and for Our Salvation - April 19, 2025

April 19, 2025

For us and for our salvation, “they laid Jesus [in the tomb] there.” The days of Jesus’ burial are shrouded in mystery. A strand of Christian tradition memorialized in the Apostles’...

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For Us and for Our Salvation - April 18, 2025

April 18, 2025

For us and for our salvation, “they crucified him.” It is easy to forget that before the cross became a symbol for Christianity, it was an instrument of capital punishment. Jesus...

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For Us and for Our Salvation - April 17, 2025

April 17, 2025

For us and for our salvation, Jesus “returned to his place at the table” (CEB). Among the evangelists, John is an outlier in that he does not include a narrative of...

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For Us and for Our Salvation - April 16, 2025

April 16, 2025

For us and for our salvation, Jesus “dipped the piece of bread, [and] he gave it to Judas.” The story of Judas bears all the marks of a classical tragedy. He...

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For Us and for Our Salvation - April 15, 2025

April 15, 2025

For us and for our salvation, “a voice came from heaven.” Similar miraculous manifestations occur at Jesus’ baptism and transfiguration. In these occasions, the voice speaks for our sake. It proclaims...

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