Read Galatians 3:23-28 (NRSV, The Message)Remember the Ladies (and theSlaves!)In Christ’s family there can be no division into Jew and non-Jew, slave and free, male and female. Among us you are all eq...  Read More

Read 1 Kings 21 (NRSV, The Message)No Kings!Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” He answered, “I have found you. Because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of the ...  Read More

Read Jeremiah 4:4-11 (NRSV, The Message)Growing in Grace But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your we...  Read More

Read Jeremiah 4:4-11 (NRSV, The Message)Citizens of a Different Kin-dom But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you wi...  Read More

Read Philippians 3:17-20 (NRSV,  The Message)Citizens of a Different Kin-domBut our citizenshipl is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Phippians 3:2...  Read More

Read John 10:31-34 (NRSV, The Message)Embracing Our Divine IdentityJesus answered, “Is it not written in your law,d ‘I said, you are gods’?John 10:34 (The Message)DevotionalWhen we think about who we ...  Read More

Read Matthew 4:1-11 (NRSV, The Message)Embracing the WildernessNext Jesus was taken into the wild by the Spirit for the Test. The Devil was ready to give it.Matthew 4:1 (The Message)Life's journey ine...  Read More

Read Matthew 3:13-17 (NRSV, The Message)Beloved From The Start"The moment Jesus came up out of the baptismal waters, the skies opened up and he saw God’s Spirit—it looked like a dove—descending and la...  Read More

Read Exodus 20 (NRSV, The Message)God's liberation work is never just about removing external constraints - it's about transforming us from the inside out. "Freedom!" that Bruce sang in worship Sunday...  Read More

Read John 21:1-19 (NRSV, The Message)It seems paradoxical that we might resist the very freedom we long for, yet this is a common human experience. When God led Israel out of Egypt, they quickly becam...  Read More

Read Exodus 3:1-15 (NRSV, The Message)God is in the business of liberation. We have the opportunity to live in ever-unfolding liberation. God hears the cries of God's people and responds. However, we ...  Read More

Read Romans 8:12-25 (NRSV, The Message)Paul uses some cosmic language in Romans 8. In Romans 6-7 he sets up the problem, and then in chapter 8 he nearly explodes with excitement with his understanding...  Read More