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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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God’s Extravagant Generosity - July 23, 2025

July 23, 2025

Having been assured of God’s faithfulness in response to our naming of our acts of unfaithfulness, we are now invited to share our deepest longing for relief, restoration, and redemption to...

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God’s Extravagant Generosity - July 22, 2025

July 22, 2025

When we come face-to-face with our acts of betrayal and unfaithfulness, we would rather deny, justify, and assign blame to someone else. At times, we may also prefer to take responsibility...

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God’s Extravagant Generosity - July 21, 2025

July 21, 2025

Most of us live under the glare of social media. With every post comes a slew of comments, often tinged with negative judgments, mostly of a personal nature. God’s judgment is...

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The Justice of Reconciliation - July 20, 2025

July 20, 2025

How can we denounce, like the prophet, the greed, exploitation and oppression of the most vulnerable in society? How do we prioritize the call to be peacemakers that Jesus gives us...

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The Justice of Reconciliation - July 19, 2025

July 19, 2025

God’s grace is a fundamental concept that guides our faith and practice. Grace reminds us that we cannot earn salvation through our works but that grace is a divine and undeserved...

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The Justice of Reconciliation - July 18, 2025

July 18, 2025

The core of the division we experience in our world is because we fail to recognize our neighbor as a beloved creation of God. The prevailing logic is that of animosity,...

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The Justice of Reconciliation - July 17, 2025

July 17, 2025

I live in Uruguay, a few kilometers from Brazil, a country where churches occupy a very important place in people’s daily lives. In the last four decades, the number of evangelical...

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The Justice of Reconciliation - July 16, 2025

July 16, 2025

Many times we read the passage of Mary and Martha as if there is a correct attitude and an incorrect attitude—that Martha is wrong and Mary is right. Indeed, it is...

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The Justice of Reconciliation - July 15, 2025

July 15, 2025

The psalmist is angry with injustice and with the wicked always planning and executing injustice. The psalmist anticipates a time when God will punish the oppressor and bring the fall of...

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The Justice of Reconciliation - July 14, 2025

July 14, 2025

This is the fourth vision of the prophet Amos, where he denounces the greed of the rich. We read that God does not forget those who experience injustice or those who...

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