Living the Life

Living the Life

Psalm 23 (CEB) 1 The Lord is my shepherd.    I lack nothing. 2 He lets me rest in grassy meadows;     he leads me to restful waters; 3       he keeps me alive. He guides me in proper paths    for the sake of his good name. 4 Even when I walk through the darkest...
Unlearning with an Open Mind

Unlearning with an Open Mind

Luke 24 (CEB) 44 Jesus said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the Law from Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures....
The Blessing of Belief

The Blessing of Belief

John 20 (NRSVue) 26 A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out...
The World Turned Upside Down

The World Turned Upside Down

Matthew 28 (CEB) 1 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the tomb. 2 Look, there was a great earthquake, for an angel from the Lord came down from heaven. Coming to the stone, he rolled it away and...
How to Raise a Dead Body

How to Raise a Dead Body

Ezekiel 37 (CEB) 1 The Lord’s power overcame me, and while I was in the Lord’s spirit, he led me out and set me down in the middle of a certain valley. It was full of bones. 2 He led me through them all around, and I saw that there were a great many of them on the...
Sent to Salve

Sent to Salve

John 9 (NRSVue) 1 As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s works...