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Read: John 4:16-26 I who speak to you am he. (v. 26) We often avoid people when we feel shame and loneliness. We don’t want others to learn the truth
Nancy Boote January 3, 2026
Read: John 4:16-26 I who speak to you am he. (v. 26) We often avoid people when we feel shame and loneliness. We don’t want others to learn the truth
Read: Luke 4:16-30 No prophet is acceptable in his hometown. (v. 24) Many people have experienced rejection. What about you? Perhaps you were overlooked for a job promotion. Maybe you
Read: Matthew 28:16-20 I am with you always. (v. 20) Christmas has come and gone, and the new year is here. If you live in Michigan like I do, this
Read: Luke 2:1-20 Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior. (v. 11) Merry Christmas! As you read the familiar story of Jesus’s birth today,
Read: Micah 5:1-9 And he shall be their peace. (v. 5) Micah’s prophecy took place in an age of empires. Micah was a prophet in the 700s BC, a time
Read: Luke 1:67-79 He has visited and redeemed his people. (v. 68) Zechariah was an old man when he received the fulfilment of God’s outrageous promise. Zechariah had spent most
Read: Isaiah 9:1-7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end. (v. 7) For believers in Jesus, the Christmas season can bring a sense
Read: Numbers 6:22-27 Thus you shall bless the people. (v. 23) In the novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis introduces us to Narnia—a cursed world in
Read: Hebrews 12:1-11 For the joy that was set before him [he] endured the cross. (v. 2) When I was young, my two favorite days of the year were my