Imprecations & Deliverance

Imprecations & Deliverance

Psalm 137 (NRSV) 1 By the rivers of Babylon—    there we sat down and there we wept    when we remembered Zion.2 On the willows there    we hung up our harps.3 For there our captors    asked us for songs,and our tormentors asked for mirth, saying,    “Sing us one of...
The Fruit of Confession

The Fruit of Confession

1 John 1 (NRSV) 5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness, we lie and do not do what is true; 7 but if we...
What’s in a Name?

What’s in a Name?

Genesis 19 (NLT) 1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not been able to bear children for him. But she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar. 2 So Sarai said to Abram, “The Lord has prevented me from having children. Go and sleep with my servant. Perhaps I can have children...
The View from Eternity

The View from Eternity

Proverbs 10 (NRSV) 29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright,but destruction for evildoers. God’s justice is not an occurrence to wait on, but a reality to embrace.. Here are some questions for discussion: 1. Do you think it’s possible to miss out on...
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