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Category: Speaking to the Soul

Speaking to the Soul: A Vulnerable God

July 14, 2016 No Comments

The world needs us desperately now. We are meant for love.

Speaking to the Soul: Prepare to Be Surprised

July 13, 2016 No Comments

The invitation to the kingdom, like some of the best invitations, might come as a surprise to many of us.

Speaking to the Soul: Grafted onto Christ

July 12, 2016 No Comments

When are the times you’ve been the graft, and when are the times you’ve been the scion of Christ’s rootstock? How might you be the tape and the wax for someone vulnerable in this broken world?

Speaking to the Soul: Let’s Make a Deal

July 11, 2016 No Comments

Rahab shows us how to win small but saving victories with our quick wits and impulsive kindness.

Speaking to the Soul: Road Trip!

July 10, 2016 No Comments

What if being who we most dearly believe ourselves to be involves taking on the identity of our enemy?

Speaking to the Soul: A place in the story

July 9, 2016 No Comments

We are used to endings like “And they all lived happily ever after,” even though most of our books no longer leave us with that kind of conclusion. Certainly in the Bible the endings were often far from happily ever after.

Speaking to the Soul: They Cast Me to the Ground

July 8, 2016 1 Comment

One of our Psalms this morning helps us to pray alongside those who grieve the death of Alton Sterling, and with all those who live with the threat of violence and who die with little hope of justice.

Speaking to the Soul: Belief-based Righteousness

July 7, 2016 2 Comments

by Laurie Gudim Romans 9:19-33 Mary, a friend of ours, lost her son to mental illness. He died at home in a city on

Speaking to the Soul: Until All Have Their Inheritance

July 6, 2016 1 Comment

What do you do when you’re on the way to the Promised Land, but the perfect place to dwell is right under your feet?

Speaking to the Soul: Go and do likewise

July 5, 2016 3 Comments

We have all been each of the four people in the story—including the man who had been beaten, robbed, and left for dead by robbers and by the passersby.