Faithful Foreigners Faithful Foreigners: The Kindness of Strangers Read: Acts 27:18-28:10 After we had reached safety, we then learned that the island was called Malta. The natives showed us unusual kindness. Since it had begun to rain…
Faithful Foreigners Faithful Foreigners: Uriah the Loyal Read: 2 Samuel 11 Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah remain in booths; and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping…
Faithful Foreigners Faithful Foreigners: Balaam’s Ass Read: Numbers 22:22-35 Then the LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these…
Faithful Foreigners Faithful Foreigners: Jesus the Refugee Introduction to the Faithful Foreigners Series Sprinkled throughout Scripture are stories of “faithful foreigners.” These are people who are perceived as outsiders, but who often behave more faithfully than the…
Tuned for Praise Tuned for Praise: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree Read: As an apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among young men. With great delight I sat in his shadow, and his fruit…
Tuned for Praise Tuned for Praise: Sore Afraid Read: Luke 2:8-20 Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. (Luke 2:9, NRSV). The…
Tuned for Praise Tuned for Praise: Born in a Barn Read: Luke 2:1-7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place…
Tuned for Praise Tuned for Praise: Word Made Flesh Read: Have them make me a sanctuary, so that I may dwell among them (Exodus 25:8, NRSV). When was the last time you read through the instructions for the…
Tuned for Praise Tuned for Praise: With a Love Like That Read: Luke 15:11-32 So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he…
Tuned for Praise Tuned for Praise: No Quid Pro Quo We continue the “Tuned for Praise” series with three hymns on healing. This is the third of those three reflections. Read: Job 42:7-17 After this Job lived one…
