18The LORD is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit. 19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD rescues them from them all. 20He keeps all their bones; not one of them will be broken. 21Evil brings death to the wicked, and those who hate
Today’s Reading: Read Jeremiah 45; 46:1-9, 13-19, 27-28; Jeremiah 47; Jeremiah 48:1-3 Spend some time as a family talking about what it means to say, “God is faithful.” Look up the word “faithfulness” in a dictionary. What are some ways we have learned that God was faithful to His people?
5 Ways Forward for Very Small Congregations The percentage of U.S. churches with attendance of 100 or fewer increased from 45 percent in 2000 to 70 percent in 2020. Lovett H. Weems Jr. shares relevant data while also considering the distinctive calling of very small congregations and ways they can
Over the course of a few years, and under the inspiration of Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, our Prayer and Breakfast group found ourselves living together in what the Catholic Worker calls a hospitality house for the poor. The setup included about five of us grad student or seminarian types,
Earlier this year, I participated in my first-ever triathlon. My weakest event was the swim, so I spent a lot of time in the pool leading up to the race. Like many, I learned enough as a child to get by without drowning, but my technique more or less stayed
Scot The ten chapters that we look at today are about both the low and high points of the Nephite nation. This is a time of continual war, brought on in large part by the “contentions, and dissensions, and all manner of iniquity of the people of Nephi” (Alma 62:40)
“For what shall we pray?” is a weekly post inviting individuals, groups, and congregations to lift up our world in prayer. This resource is prepared by a variety of leaders in the ELCA and includes prayer prompts, upcoming events and observances, and prayer suggestions from existing denominational worship materials. You
Today’s Reading: Read Jeremiah 39:1-5; Psalm 74; Psalm 79 Parents, start off today’s time by asking your kids a question that you already know the answer to. (For instance, “What is 2+2?”) Have you ever asked a question that you already know the answer to? Sometimes we ask those questions