Tag: bible
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William Leroy Stidger: Attraction, Connection, and Transformation
A Year with American Saints — September 12, 2026 William Leroy Stidger | March 15, 1885–August 7, 1949 | Methodist Source: A Year with American Saints, G. Scott Cady and Christopher L. Webber, Church Publishing, 2006. William Leroy Stidger has been called evangelism’s first modern media star. Born in Moundsville, West Virginia, Stidger was ordained…
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One Step at a Time
Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky (May 6, 1831–October 15, 1906)Series: A Year with American SaintsSeptember 11, 2026 “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” — Proverbs 3:5–6 Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky was born into…
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Grounded in God’s Love
Source: The Pilgrim Continues His Way, “The Pilgrim’s Account of the Fifth Meeting” — Author Unknown While the Pilgrim was staying with the Greek monk from Mount Athos as he recovered from his illness, another visitor arrived. He was described as a devout man. But he was angry. He had recently traveled through some Jewish…
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Steadied as I Walk Along
Daily Office Reflections — September 11, 2026Psalm 40; Psalm 51; Psalm 54; Job 38:1–17; Acts 15:22–35; John 11:45–54 One of my favorite passages is found at the beginning of Psalm 40: “I waited patiently for the Lord…” I am not always sure how patiently I wait. David describes being lifted out of the mud and…
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God Knows My Tomorrow
Daily Office Readings — Thursday, September 10, 2026Psalms 50, 59, 60, 93, 96; Job 29:1; 31:1–23; Acts 15:1–11; John 11:17–29 There is a thread running through today’s Daily Office readings that I almost missed. God knows. Psalm 50 begins with God calling the people to judgment. God tells Israel, in essence, “I don’t need your…
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Year with American Saints — September 10, 2026Mary Elizabeth Lange (c. 1784–February 3, 1882)
David was a shepherd—a teenager tending his father’s sheep. Samuel was a child given to God by his mother, Hannah. Abraham was one hundred years old, and Sarah was ninety when the promise of God was fulfilled and Isaac was born. I was fourteen. And Mary Elizabeth Lange was about forty-four. There seems to be…
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Sacred Writings Teach Us How to Live
Daily Office Readings — Wednesday, September 9, 2026Psalm 119:49–72; Psalms 49, 53; Job 29:1; 30:1–2, 16–31; Acts 14:19–28; John 11:1–16 I started reading the Bible when I was eight years old. After all these years, I am still reading it, still asking questions, and still discovering things I had never noticed before. Maybe that is…
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When Being Right Gets in the Way
After leaving the young man he met in the woods, the Pilgrim continued toward Kyiv. His desire was to make his confession and receive the Communion of the Holy Mysteries of Christ. He stayed near the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and eventually sought the counsel of an ascetic spiritual father. After their conversations, the father gave…
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I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked
There is an old hymn that has followed me for many years: I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked. The hymn was written from the perspective of a pilgrim walking through the Holy Land, remembering the places associated with the life of Jesus. I have always loved it. Years ago, when I was a pastor, I…
