Tag: truth
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Teach Me to Walk in Truth
Daily Office — Proper 17, Year TwoPsalms 25, 9, 15; Job 12:1–6, 13–25; Acts 11:19–30; John 8:21–32 Sometimes when I read the Daily Office, one word or phrase seems to follow me from one reading into another. Today that word was truth. Psalm 25 begins with a prayer that has become increasingly important to me:…
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What Is God Saying to Us Today?
Daily Office Readings – Friday, July 17, 2026 Readings: Psalm 31; 1 Samuel 21:1–15; Acts 13:13–25; Mark 3:7–19a The psalmist describes God with words that reveal His very nature: truth, mercy, loving-kindness, goodness, and steadfast love. He also proclaims, “You have redeemed me, O Lord, God of truth.” (Psalm 31:5) Whenever I read those words,…
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Every Family Has Stories Worth Remembering
There is an old saying, “You can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your family.” Every family has stories they celebrate and stories they would rather keep hidden. Yet those hidden stories are just as much a part of who we are. Growing up, I never knew my grandparents. They had all died before…
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The Foundation of God’s Throne
Daily Office Readings: Psalm 89, 1 Samuel 5:1-12, Acts 5:12-26, Luke 21:29-36 One of the joys of praying the Daily Office is discovering how seemingly unrelated passages of Scripture often weave together around a common theme. Today’s readings are a wonderful example. The key is found in Psalm 89:14: “Righteousness and justice are the foundation…
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Who Is the King of Glory?
Daily Office Readings: Psalm 24 • Wisdom 7:22–8:1 • 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17 • Matthew 7:7–14 Fifty-seven years ago today, I stood before God believing I had found the companion who would walk beside me for the rest of my life. Like many young people standing at the altar, I imagined love would be enough to…
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Why Gentle Mysteries Comfort the Faithful Soul
There is a reason some of us return, again and again, to quiet murder mysteries—stories where violence is never celebrated, where the detective listens more than speaks, and where truth is uncovered slowly, respectfully, and at great cost. These stories are not escapism. They are confession. In Midsomer Murders and Miss Marple, we are reminded…
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Living Differently in an Angry and Noisy World
A Devotional Reflection on Ephesians 4:17–32 Paul’s words in Ephesians 4:17–32 feel strikingly modern. Written to a young Christian community trying to live faithfully in a fractured culture, this passage speaks directly to our own time—an age marked by outrage, division, misinformation, and harsh speech. Paul is not offering abstract theology. He is describing what…
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Truth and God’s Communication
(Hebrews 1:1–12 as a foundation) Hebrews begins with a profound claim: God communicates. Not randomly, not vaguely, but purposefully and relationally. To understand how God communicates, we first need to ask a deeper question: 1. What Is Truth? Truth is not merely correct information or factual accuracy. In Scripture, truth is: Biblically, truth is not…
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Truth and Brightness: Telling the Whole Story of America
Recently, President Trump criticized the Smithsonian museums for putting “too much emphasis” on slavery and not enough on the brightness of America. His words made me pause, because they touch on something I’ve wrestled with for a long time. When I was in school, we were never really taught the full ugliness of slavery or…
The Curious Pilgrim 