Dear Grace Church Family, Is it possible to know joy in these times of social unrest, tragic death, and human hate? Jesus tells us that there is such a thing as an unassailable joy. He even tells us how to…
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Dear Grace Church Family, Are you struggling to grow your spiritual life? If you’re having a tough time with it, the struggle may be the problem itself. In Jesus teaching in the Gospel According to John, he tells us how…
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Dear Grace Church Family, The following devotional is from our Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde. In this reflection on Psalm 90, she looks at the place she now inhabits in her life’s journey, and considers where that journey is…
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Dear Grace Church Family, Wisdom can sometimes sound like platitudes. But, when those “pithy” sayings of our elders are based on a life well-lived, then they are worth paying attention. Such is the case with our Psalmist this day, as…
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Dear Grace Church Family, This morning, a young mother and her child reminded me of the way to serenity. She is the Psalmist, the composer of Psalm 131 that follows last week’s Psalm 130. I can’t imagine a more needed…
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Dear Grace Church Family and Friends, Sometimes the news is just plain grim, and we can lose hope. Sometimes, the condition of our own sinfulness is grim, and hope escapes us. But, losing hope in any circumstance is not what…
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Dear Grace Church Family, We are living now in a political climate where we seem to be constantly called upon to question just “Who is my neighbor?” If we look at the evacuation crisis in Afghanistan, or the earthquake crisis…
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Dear Grace Church Family, Our lesson from the Gospel According to Mark has a question for us. When we think of who our “us” is, are we excluding Jesus? The Disciples are faced with this very question in the ninth…
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Dear Grace Church Family, There is real power in remembering. That’s especially true when our remembering is of God’s goodness to us in the past. It has the power to renew our faith, and to bring us through even the…
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Dear Grace Church Family and Friends, By far, one of my most very favorite verses of Scripture is Micah 6:8. “…what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God?” It…
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