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Acts 4:32 The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they had everything in common. This is what the life of the Christian community looked … Continue reading →

John 3:3 “Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” The Pharisees were the religious leaders who had all the answers based on the law. But Jesus broke laws … Continue reading →

Acts 4:9-10 “If we are being examined today bout a good deed done to a cripple, namely, by what means he was saved, then all of you and all the people of Israel should know that it was in the … Continue reading →

Luke 24:36-37 Jesus stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” But they were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost. Then he said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why … Continue reading →

Luke 24:32 Then they said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the scriptures to us?” I truly believe God is speaking to us all the time…but … Continue reading →

John 13:14-15 “If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.” … Continue reading →

Psalm 69:21 Insult has broken my heart, and I am weak; I looked for compassion, but there was none, for comforters, but found none. Jesus became the outcast so that we could see what we do to others when we … Continue reading →

Isaiah 49:1 The Lord called me from birth, from my mother’s womb he gave me my name. We spend so much time looking for answers outside ourselves…when the God who made us lives in our deepest self. Each of us … Continue reading →

Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom do I fear? The Lord is my life’s refuge; of whom am I afraid? If there is one thing Jesus told his followers over and over it was to … Continue reading →

Psalm 18:2-3 I love you, Lord, my strength, Lord, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, my God, my rock of refuge, my shield, my saving horn, my stronghold! God is the thread that is wound through all that is. God, … Continue reading →