May 13, 2024 | Sights and Insights
The whole congregation of believers was united as one—one heart, one mind! They didn’t even claim ownership of their own possessions. No one said, “That’s mine; you can’t have it.” They shared everything. The apostles gave powerful witness to the resurrection of the...
May 6, 2024 | Sights and Insights
“Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; let the earth hear the words of my mouth. May my teaching drop like the rain, my speech condense like the dew,like gentle rain on grass, like showers on...
Apr 22, 2024 | Sights and Insights
God is working in you. He wants your plans and your acts to fulfill his good purpose. Do everything without complaining or arguing. Then you will be pure and without blame. You will be children of God without fault among sinful and evil people. Then you...
Apr 16, 2024 | Sights and Insights
But God can also turn the desert into watery pools, thirsty ground into watery springs, where he settles the hungry.They even build a city and live there! They plant fields and...
Apr 1, 2024 | Sights and Insights
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect. – Romans 12:2 (NRSVUE) Today we commemorate German Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who...
Mar 25, 2024 | Sights and Insights
Don’t hesitate to be enthusiastic—be on fire in the Spirit as you serve the Lord! Be happy in your hope, stand your ground when you’re in trouble, and devote yourselves to prayer. Contribute to the needs of God’s people, and welcome strangers into your...