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“What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” Mark 10:9 March 12, 2024 Marriage and its call for unity is the opportunity to experience the power of God to demonstrate the true nature of servanthood. Jesus does not say that marriage is such a wonderful experience that divorce should never be pursued. He

“And Jesus said to them, ‘Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female.’” Mark 10:5-6 March 11, 2024 Any discussion about divorce must begin with marriage. Jesus asserts that God’s standards for marriage, divorce, and remarriage are rooted in His

“And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?’” Mark 10:2 March 8, 2024 We live in a culture of divorce. There was a time if a divorce took place in a church, no matter the size, it was no small matter. Divorce

“Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongues; for I see violence and strife in the city….Let death steal over them; let them go down to Sheol alive; for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart.” Psalm 55:9, 15 March 7, 2024 The psalms help us put our suffering into words. In doing so

“And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons.” Mark 11:15 March 6, 2024 Jesus invited the world-weary to come to Him with

“And he had a son whose name was Saul, a handsome young man. There was not a man among the people of Israel more handsome than he. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people.” 1 Samuel 9:2 March 5, 2024 Israel wanted a king like the other nations. She had

“But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal ….and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant…” Hebrews 12:22-24 March 4, 2024 The writer of Hebrews invites us to come to the celebration of the new covenant which Jesus

“And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? ‘My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him.’” Hebrews 12:5 March 1, 2024 Growing into mature adulthood is not easy. Physical growth usually takes care of itself. But for the Christian there is the

“And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!” Genesis 28:12 February 29, 2024 Our dreams can offer some interesting conversation. When was the last time you had a dream

“‘And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, ‘Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?’” Mark 7:5 February 28, 2024 One ritual some of us remember was our parents’ insistence that we wash our hands before we eat. But this kind of hygiene was