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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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Latest Disciplines Devotions

Letting Love Guide You - May 18, 2025

May 18, 2025

How do you know that someone loves you? Is it the words they say, the commitments they keep, the affection they show to you? Or maybe it’s in the ways they’ve...

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Letting Love Guide You - May 17, 2025

May 17, 2025

The promise of a new heaven and a new earth means we will experience change from what currently surrounds us. But John’s apocalyptic words are not intended to comfort us about...

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Letting Love Guide You - May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025

John shares his powerful vision and paints a picture for us of a new heaven and a new earth, where God will dwell among us close enough to wipe away our...

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Letting Love Guide You - May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

I love stepping into my backyard in my bare feet at night, walking through the grass and catching a glimpse of the moon through the branches of the large tree that...

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Letting Love Guide You - May 14, 2025

May 14, 2025

In my work, I help trauma survivors experience healing. Sometimes after experiencing a trauma, a client feels ‘unclean’ and undeserving of positive life experiences, limiting themselves and keeping their world small....

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Letting Love Guide You - May 13, 2025

May 13, 2025

I spent much of my early adult life striving for degrees, accomplishments, praise, and approval from others. Though I followed my passions and genuinely loved many of my pursuits, my sense...

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Letting Love Guide You - May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

During my graduate training to become a licensed psychologist, I learned early on the importance of starting with a curious, loving stance with my clients. As budding therapists, my classmates and...

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The Righteous Shepherd - May 11, 2025

May 11, 2025

We end the week as we began it: with the lyrical stanzas of Psalm 23. Though its cadences are often set to music, many of us speak of this psalm with...

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The Righteous Shepherd - May 10, 2025

May 10, 2025

A challenge of John’s Gospel is the phrase “the Jews” to describe Jesus’ detractors. Many scholars believe John intended to refer to the religious leadership of Jesus’ time, since Jesus and...

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The Righteous Shepherd - May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

John’s triumphant victory song defies words to fully express its power. Consider listening today to any musical interpretation of “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain.” My favorite is from G....

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