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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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Investing in Others - June 25, 2019

June 25, 2019

Elijah and Elisha are out walking one day, talking with each other. But it is hardly a normal day. Fire breaks out. Fire from the Lord—a chariot and horses from heaven....

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Investing in Others - June 24, 2019

June 24, 2019

Change is in the air. As Elijah’s long ministry draws to a close, he offers us some good guidance. Knowing his time is short, what does he do? Puzzlingly, he tells...

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Between Fear and Faith - June 23, 2019

June 23, 2019

Paul roots us firmly in our God-given identities: We are God’s children, no exceptions; heirs to God’s promises throughout the generations as those who have been given the gift of faith....

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Between Fear and Faith - June 22, 2019

June 22, 2019

We know from Elijah’s story earlier this week that our own fear can send us running. But here in Luke, we hear how fear can also chase off what would free...

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Between Fear and Faith - June 21, 2019

June 21, 2019

If you listen closely, you can almost hear the Gerasene man whispering these words. How often has he come to the shoreline and thought about throwing his body into the waters...

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Between Fear and Faith - June 20, 2019

June 20, 2019

Jesus meets him as soon as Jesus gets out of the boat. By now, Jesus must be accustomed to welcome parades made up of people in need of healing. But this...

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Between Fear and Faith - June 19, 2019

June 19, 2019

At least Elijah wasn’t just running away. At least he wound up in the place we all do eventually when we’ve lost our own sense of faith or direction—in the presence...

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Between Fear and Faith - June 18, 2019

June 18, 2019

If you listen closely, you can almost hear Elijah whispering these words. Can you imagine him sprawling under a bush or wandering on his forty-day and -night journey to Horeb going...

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Between Fear and Faith - June 17, 2019

June 17, 2019

It’s disappointing, isn’t it? The way that Elijah flees from Jezebel. The way he seems to believe his life may really be in her hands and not God’s. Hasn’t he seen...

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God Delights in You! - June 16, 2019

June 16, 2019

Today is Trinity Sunday. The Holy Trinity is Christianity’s most distinctive offering to religion about the nature and activity of God. We struggle to explain the doctrine fully, but God reveals...

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