Tag: God’s Love
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God’s Love Endures Forever
Daily Office ReflectionsSunday, August 16, 2026 Today’s Readings: Psalm 118 and 145; Judges 16:15–31; 2 Corinthians 13:1–11; Mark 5:25–34 The Psalmist begins our new week with a truth that runs through all of today’s readings: God’s faithful love endures forever. Psalm 145 reminds us that God is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding…
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What Book Changed the Way You See the World?
The Seed of Mysterious Grace There are books that teach us facts, and there are books that quietly plant seeds that continue to grow long after we have closed their covers. For me, one of those books was The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church. While studying at Memphis Theological Seminary, I was…
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The Curious Pilgrim
What God Is Saying Through Today’s Daily Office Readings Readings: Psalm 119:49–72 • 1 Samuel 25:23–44 • Acts 14:19–28 • Mark 4:35–41 Storms come in many forms. Some are the storms of nature. Others are storms of conflict, disappointment, fear, grief, or uncertainty. None of us escape them. Jesus had spent the day teaching and…
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The Love God Never Withholds
A Curious Pilgrim Reflection on Psalm 66, 1 Samuel 4:12–22, James 1:1–18, and Matthew 19:23–30 “Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer, nor withheld his love from me.” — Psalm 66:20 One of the deepest fears of the human heart is the fear of abandonment. We wonder if God has grown weary of…
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Spiritual Friendship in a Fractured World: Lessons from Aelred of Rievaulx
A Reflection by Roy Pearson This summer, our church reviewed the lives of those who have lived before us as followers of Jesus. We studied some “saints” of the church that we may not remember, like Aelred of Rievaulx. I just read Aelred’s most famous treatise on “Spiritual Friendship”. n the twelfth century, Aelred of…
The Curious Pilgrim 