Grounded in God’s faithfulness
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Grounded in God’s faithfulness

Focal verse “’I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty” (Revelation 1:8). Reflection When the…
Unexpected gifts
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Unexpected gifts

Focal verse “To you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will…
Saying goodbye
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Saying goodbye

Focal verse “The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore” (Psalm 121:8). Reflection I remember that, as an elementary school student…
Being neighbors
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Being neighbors

Focal verse “Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them” (Matthew 18:20). Reflection Last Halloween our family joined friends to go trick-or-treating. In our…
An inviting faith
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An inviting faith

Focal verse “He has told you, O mortal, what is good, and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice and to love kindness and to walk…
Cultivating wonder
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Cultivating wonder

Focal verse “Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them. Full of honor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures forever” (Psalm…
Summer faith
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Summer faith

Focal verse Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when…
Slow faith
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Slow faith

Focal verse “This is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment just as you have heard it from the beginning—you must walk in it” (2…
Reflecting on life and death this Lent
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Reflecting on life and death this Lent

Focal verse “I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in…
Praying the Psalms
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Praying the Psalms

Focal verse “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not…
A year of questions
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A year of questions

Focal verse “Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’” (Matthew 16:13). Reflection Our…
Love coming down
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Love coming down

Focal verse “Let all that you do be done in love” (1 Corinthians 16:14). Reflection One word guides the way I teach Sunday school: love. On the first day of…