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Devotionals about Hope

Worship

Sharing a Baptism

Read: Romans 6:3-8 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father,

Worship

Will They Let Me In?

Read: Psalm 15 O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? (v. 1) Athanasius of Alexandria once wrote, “If you wish to learn what

Hope

Rejoicing Alongside Lament

Read: Ezra 3:10-13 The people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shout from the sound of the people’s weeping. (v. 13) We like to think that our worship of

Worship

It Starts with Praise

Read: Psalm 148 Let them praise the name of the LORD! For he commanded and they were created. (v. 5) Out of the silence of the darkness of nothingness, God spoke

Worship

Gods of Plastic and Circuits

Read: Habakkuk 2:18-20 Woe to him who says to a wooden thing, Awake; to a silent stone, Arise! Can this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and

Worship

A Prism Splitting Pure Light

Read: Revelation 8:1-5 When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. (v. 1) One of the most important parts of any song

Hebrews

Pleasing Sacrifice

Read: Hebrews 13:15-16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have. (v. 16) Respectful. Responsible. Kind. The school my children attended used these three words to help

Hebrews

Christ Alone

Read: Hebrews 13:8-9 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (v. 8) When I was a baby, my doctor told my mother that it was best to lay

Hebrews

Simple Love

Read: Hebrews 13:1-7 Let mutual love continue. (v. 1 NRSV) When I had two children in elementary school, I was constantly signing student homework planners to keep track of what was