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Daily Devotions

  • December 5, 2020


    December 5, 2020 Micah 5:2-5a—Zechariah & Elizabeth/The Prophets “And they shall live secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth; and he shall be the one of peace.” Micah 5:4-5a Recently, I took an online course exploring spiritual practices. One week revolved around the practice of imagination and creativity. While…

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  • December 4, 2020


    December 4, 2020 Isaiah 40:1-11—Zechariah & Elizabeth/The Prophets “Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God.” Isaiah 40:1 As we wait for the coming of our Lord, Isaiah reminds us that God loves us and wants to comfort us. Comfort also means soothe. This part of Isaiah was written during the Israelites’ exile in Babylon.…

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  • December 3, 2020


    December 3, 2020 Luke 1:67-79—Zechariah & Elizabeth/The Prophets “to enable us to serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness before him all our days…to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.” Lk 1: 74b-75, 79, NIV Listening to the description…

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  • December 2, 2020


    December 2, 2020 Luke 1:57-66—Zechariah & Elizabeth/The Prophets “but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.” They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.” Luke 1:60-61, NIV It’s always exciting to welcome a new baby into the family and the parents want…

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  • December 1, 2020


    December 1, 2020 Luke 1:24-25—Zechariah & Elizabeth/The Prophets “After those days his wife Elizabeth conceived…” Luke 1:24a When I was first married, I had just completed an extensive chemotherapy treatment plan for a cancerous tumor that had ruptured with the outcome being that pregnancy may not be an option in my future.  Four long and…

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  • November 30, 2020


    November 30, 2020 Luke 1:18-23—Zechariah & Elizabeth/The Prophets “Zechariah said to the angel, ‘How will I know that this is so? For I am an old man, and my wife is getting on in years’.” Luke 1:18, NRSV Have you ever been “dumb-founded” by news? Consider Zechariah. When the angel Gabriel told him of the…

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  • November 29, 2020


    November 29, 2020 Luke 1:5-17—Zechariah & Elizabeth/The Prophets “But they did not have children. Elizabeth could not have any, and both Zechariah and Elizabeth were already old.” Luke 1:7, Contemporary English Version As we begin our Advent journey this year, our theme is “Finding Our Place at the Manger.” The ongoing pandemic means that we…

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