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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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As It Was in the Beginning . . . - January 3, 2020

January 3, 2020

Today’s reading introduces a discussion about the relationship between God and Jesus and describes how God and Jesus are united as the Word from the beginning. The Word is with God...

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As It Was in the Beginning . . . - January 2, 2020

January 2, 2020

I listened with awe as a young man shared his testimony. His wife died from cancer several years ago. He spoke of the holiness of the moment of her death; he...

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As It Was in the Beginning . . . - January 1, 2020

January 1, 2020

Is your Christmas tree still up? Are you still overindulging in Christmas goodies? Are you celebrating throughout this week too? I hope so. In stark contrast to the secular season of...

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As It Was in the Beginning . . . - December 31, 2019

December 31, 2019

My military family moved fifteen times before I left for college. I have used Google Earth and driven by former homes to see what they look like. I find myself asking,...

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As It Was in the Beginning . . . - December 30, 2019

December 30, 2019

This week, endings and beginnings get jumbled together. The last month on the calendar coincides with the first season of the Christian year. The new year coincides with ending fiscal cycles....

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The Humility of God - December 29, 2019

December 29, 2019

We feel the sun; we see the moon, rain clouds, storm clouds, ice, snow, birds, great whales, and waves. We hear the sound of cicadas, thunder, and gulls. We look up...

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The Humility of God - December 28, 2019

December 28, 2019

One of the most beautiful gardens in Britain is at Highgrove. In a tucked-away portion of the garden stands a wall created of what appears to be broken pieces of stone...

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The Humility of God - December 27, 2019

December 27, 2019

I find myself reaching back to remember once-familiar words or concepts now almost forgotten. I think to ask someone and then remember that those who might recall have entered another life...

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The Humility of God - December 26, 2019

December 26, 2019

There is a place I see often in my mind. In the summer heat, the grass is brown, but in the just-after-snow melt the green grass grows until it reaches high...

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The Humility of God - December 25, 2019

December 25, 2019

There is no such thing in the universe as a one-person event. The story isn’t about us alone. Even with our narrow focus, the narrative begins with me and the God-Who-Is-Humble....

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