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Reflections

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Join HT for a reading of the days Higher Things Reflection. A short devotion directed toward the youth of our church, written by the Pastors and Deaconesses of our church, clearly proclaiming the true Gospel of Jesus Christ! Find out more about HT at our website, www.higherthings.org
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We’re told the same thing over and over. Christianity doesn’t fit with today’s culture. The thing is, it isn’t the culture saying it. It’s the church. We’ve done a great job figuring out what we’re not. Sometimes we forget what we are. We’re the saints, washed in the blood of the lamb. We’re sinners Jesus made holy. This defines us. There are places Christianity doesn’t fit with today’s culture because Christianity isn’t bound by culture. We’re free in Christ to be uncultured. Not against it ...
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Why Bodies Matter

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One day, your body will die. But it still matters. Christ took on flesh to redeem your sins. Your body will one day turn to dust, but rejoice because that dust will rise in a newness of life! Join hosts Erica Sorensen and Pastor Harrison Goodman as they talk to guests from throughout the Church and walk the path from birth to death to answer the question, “Why Bodies Matter?”
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Join Higher Things as we tackle issues facing our youth at school, and how their faith applies to the world around them. This podcast is geared towards those dealing with these issues every day, in Junior High and above. Available on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the school year at 7am CT through your favorite podcast app, and at 3pm CT on Youtube for the video-cast version. For more about HT visit our website, www.higherthings.org
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Black & Blue

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Ministry isn’t always sunshine and unicorns. It can be rough and tough. It can leave you broken and bruised, but there’s joy through it all. What joy with the presence of Christ in the midst of the messy! Come and listen to Pastor Aaron and Deaconess Mika discuss the ins and outs, highs and lows, twists and turns of Ministry at Grace Lutheran Church in Auburn, Michigan. Each episode will tackle how Jesus brings peace out of chaos, gladness out of sadness, and life out of death! By His wounds ...
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What happens when you leave church on Sunday morning and you have to live the week ahead in the world around us? The good, the bad, the happy, the sad and everything in between. What does it mean to live as a christian in this fallen world? Join Pastor Chris Hull and Patrick Sturdivant as they dive into the topics that are happening around us every day. They'll tackle pop culture and contemporary topics and have some fun times while they are at it. For more about HT visit our website, www.hi ...
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As Lutheran As It Gets delves deep into the deep tracks, B-sides, and basement tapes of our Lutheran fathers. We'll discuss important texts from Lutheran theologians (dead and alive), following various rabbit trails and tangents as they arise! As Lutheran As It Gets is hosted by Rev. Donavon Riley with Rev. Christopher Gillespie interrupting the monologue and producing.
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The First-Gen Lounge

Evingerlean D. Blakney, Ph.D.

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The First-Gen Lounge, an award-winning podcast, is the FIRST show of its kind and #1 in the world for first-generation scholars and professionals. It is a place where we come to kick it and talk honestly about all things life. You’ll cry. You’ll laugh. You’ll grow… and you’ll be inspired while listening to motivating stories and valuable lessons from fellow first-gens. In every session, you’re going to get practical strategies for becoming the best version of yourself. From entrepreneurship, ...
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ET Yoga with Charles Green

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ET Yoga is a combination of extra-terrestrial information integrated with the wisdom of the great Yoga Masters related to the concept of Self Realization. Yoga meaning 'Union of you and your Higher Self'. ET Yoga is actually a new Yoga--the Yoga of Belief. Extra-terrestrial and Yogic information complement each other and thus the marriage of the two. Specifically the ET information is mostly about the concept that 'Thought Creates', 'Belief is Everything' and these concepts help us to become ...
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Real estate investing can mean so many different things to people working in so many different areas of real estate. One thing they can all agree on is that the journey always starts out with the rush, the thrill of making a new investment, the anxiety of wanting – and needing – to find your first deal and hope it’s a winner.But is there a way out of the rat race?Welcome to My Cashflow Academy’s Investors Corner. In this program, you will learn from other real-life real estate investors shar ...
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August 26, 2024 Today's Reading: Isaiah 29:11-19 Daily Lectionary: 1 Kings 8:22-30, 46-63; 2 Corinthians 4:1-18 In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see. (Isaiah 29:18) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. If you love books, I can think of no better time to be living than now.…
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August 25, 2024 Today's Reading: Mark 7:1-13 Daily Lectionary: 1 Kings 7:51-8:21; 2 Corinthians 3:1-18 6 And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ (Mark 7:6-7)…
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August 24, 2024 Today's Reading: John 1:43-51 Daily Lectionary: 1 Kings 5:1-18; 1 Kings 6: 1-7:50; 2 Corinthians 1:23-2:17 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip sai…
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August 23, 2024 Today's Reading: Introit for Pentecost 14 - Psalm 26:1-2, 6-7; antiphon: Psalm 26:8 Daily Lectionary: 1 Kings 3:1-15; 1 Kings 3:16-4:34; 2 Corinthians 1:1-22 O Lord, I love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells. (Psalm 26:8) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. It’s been a long week. Sin made stuff hurt. Work w…
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August 22, 2024 Today's Reading: Catechism: Daily Prayers: Morning Prayer Daily Lectionary: 1 Kings 2:1-27; 1 Corinthians 14:1-16:24; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. (Morning Prayer) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. This little sentence delivers so much comfort. ‘Into God’s Hands.’ The very…
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August 21, 2024 Today's Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:14-31 Daily Lectionary: 1 Kings 1:1-4, 15-35; 1 Corinthians 12:14-31 But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. If all were a single member, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, yet one body. (1 Corinthians 12:18-20) In the Name + of Jesus.…
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August 20, 2024 Today's Reading: Ephesians 5:6-21 Daily Lectionary: 2 Samuel 12:1-25; 2 Samuel 13:1-19:43; 1 Corinthians 12:1-13 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. (Ephesians 5:17) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Do not be foolish. That seems like a pretty easy suggestion by Paul. Who likes to be foolish anyway?…
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August 19, 2024 Today's Reading: Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18 Daily Lectionary: 2 Samuel 11:1-27; 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 Then the people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods (Joshua 24:16). In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. To be honest, the people’s response here seems laughable. ‘Far be it from us…’? Seriously!? T…
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August 18, 2024 Today's Reading: John 6:51-69 Daily Lectionary: 2 Samuel 7:18-29; 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:16 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. (John 6:63) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. These words speak of the reality that all Baptized Christians know all too well. …
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August 17, 2024 Today's Reading: Introit for Pentecost 13 - Psalm 111:1-5, 9; antiphon: Psalm 111:10 Daily Lectionary: 2 Samuel 7:1-17; 1 Corinthians 9:24-10:22 Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them. (Psalm 111:2) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Creating the intricate and yet wholly expansive world with His Word. Destroy…
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August 16, 2024 Today's Reading: Catechism: Who receives this sacrament worthily? Daily Lectionary: 2 Samuel 6:1-19; 1 Corinthians 9:1-23 But that person is truly worthy and well prepared who has faith in these words: “Given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.” (Small Catechism, Who receives this sacrament worthily?) In the Name + of Jesu…
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August 15, 2024 Today's Reading: Luke 1:39-45, 46-55 Daily Lectionary: 2 Samuel 5:1-25; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy (Luke 1:54) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Have you ever considered the memory of God? He was before there was time. He literally created everything that is in this world. He is Al…
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August 14, 2024 Today's Reading: 1 Corinthians 7:25-40 Daily Lectionary: 2 Samuel 1:1-27; 1 Corinthians 7:25-40 I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord. (1 Corinthians 7:35) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. We sinners become easily distracted. We th…
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August 13, 2024 Today's Reading: Ephesians 4:17-5:2 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 31:1-13; 1 Corinthians 7:1-24 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. (Ephesians 5:1) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. What does it mean to imitate God? The sinner in me would enjoy having the ultimate power. I could call down fire on people who I don’t like - t…
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August 12, 2024 Today's Reading: 1 Kings 19:1-8 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 28:3-25; 1 Samuel 29:1-30:31; 1 Corinthians 6:1-20 And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. (1 Kings 19:4b-5a) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Elija…
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August 11, 2024 Today's Reading: John 6:35-51 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 26:1-25; 1 Samuel 27:1-28:2; 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 So the Jews grumbled about him, because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” (John 6:41) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. To be honest, it seems astonishing that the Jews in this reading would DARE to grumble abou…
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August 10, 2024 Today's Reading: Introit for Pentecost 12 - Psalm 34:8-10; antiphon: Psalm 145:16 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 25:23-44; 1 Corinthians 4:1-21 Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! (Introit for Pentecost 12; Psalm 34:8) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Many of our readings this past week revo…
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August 9, 2024 Today's Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:1-23 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 25:1-22; 1 Corinthians 3:1-23 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. (1 Corinthians 3:5-6) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Your pastor is a gift from God. I…
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The Scriptures often flip our expectations upside down. Throughout the Bible, God chooses unlikely messengers to speak His truth—those whom the world might overlook. This theme continues with Jesus, who did not come to be an earthly king or a mere provider of miracles. God’s plan doesn’t conform to our desires for earthly power or convenience. And …
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August 8, 2024 Today's Reading: Catechism: How can bodily eating and drinking do such great things? Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 24:1-22; 1 Corinthians 1:26-2:16 How can bodily eating and drinking do such great things? Certainly not just eating and drinking do these things, but the words written here: “Given and shed for you for the forgiveness of si…
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August 7, 2024 Today's Reading: 1 Samuel 20:24-42 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 20:24-42; 1 Sam. 21:1-23:29; 1 Cor. 1:1-25 For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Therefore send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.” (1 Samuel 20:31) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Saul was paranoid.…
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August 6, 2024 Today's Reading: Ephesians 4:1-16 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 20:1-23; Acts 28:16-31 There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call– one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. (Ephesians 4:4–6) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen…
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August 5, 2024 Today's Reading: Exodus 16:2-15 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 19:1-24; Acts 28:1-15 “I have heard the grumbling of the people of Israel. Say to them, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I am the LORD your God.’” (Exodus 16:12) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Last wee…
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August 4, 2024 Today's Reading: John 6:22-35 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 18:10-30; Acts 27:27-44 Then they said to him, “What must we do, to be doing the works of God?” Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” (John 6:28-29) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Jesus exposes the motives of those who sought H…
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August 3, 2024 Today's Reading: Introit for Pentecost 11 - Ps. 78:23-25; antiphon: Ps. 78:72 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 17:48-18:9; Acts 27:9-26 Man ate of the bread of the angels; he sent them food in abundance. (Introit for Pentecost 11) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. In college, I sang a beautiful piece with two friends called “Panis Angelicus,” …
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August 2, 2024 Today's Reading: 1 Samuel 17:20-47 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 17:20-47; Acts 26:24-27:8 This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the ea…
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In this episode Pastor Tony Cooperwood continues his teaching on the absolute necessity for all mankind to get right with God before it's too late, and the only way you can get right with God is by believing in Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. He is the DOOR to eternal life. Friend, if you don't know …
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Feeling anxious or fearful? Sleepless nights troubling you? Remember, Jesus doesn’t choose some to heal and not others. Jesus' timing might not match ours, and it may take years. But know this: Your faith has made you well, tied to the resurrection, and it's done! 🙏 Your faith has made you well, even if you don't see it yet. Contributor Rev. Harris…
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August 1, 2024 Today's Reading: Catechism: What is the benefit of this eating and drinking? Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 17:1-19; Acts 26:1-23 What is the benefit of this eating and drinking? These words, “Given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins,” show us that in the Sacrament forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation are given us through t…
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July 31, 2024 Today's Reading: 1 Samuel 16:1-23 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 16:1-23; Acts 25:13-27 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.” (1 Samuel 16:13) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. In the Old Testame…
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July 30, 2024 Today's Reading: Ephesians 3:14-21 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 15:10-35; Acts 24:24-25:12 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. (Ephesians 3:20–21) In …
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July 29, 2024 Today's Reading: Genesis 9:8-17 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 14:47-15:9; Acts 24:1-23 I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” (Genesis 9:11) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Floods destroy! The Federal Emergency M…
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July 28, 2024 Today's Reading: Mark 6:45-56 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 13:1-18; Acts 23:12-35 He meant to pass by them, but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out, for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.” (Mark 6:48–50) In th…
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July 27, 2024 Today's Reading: Introit for Pentecost 10 - Psalm 145:1-3, 6-7; antiphon: Psalm 145:5 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 12:1-25; Acts 22:30-23:11 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. (Psalm 145:3) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Do you meditate? In our Psalm today, David does! It’s important for us t…
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July 26, 2024 Today's Reading: Catechism: What is the Sacrament of the Altar? Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 10:1-27; Acts 22:17-29 The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? (1 Corinthians 10:16) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. What is it?…
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The Bible can be a dark place sometimes…. Consider the story of the man possessed by demons in Mark 5. He was… Cut off from all of his family and friends Not living in his right mind Self-harming Tormented night and day Living among the dead However, when the demon-possessed man sees Jesus, he runs and falls down before him. And this is no act of w…
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July 25, 2024 Today's Reading: Mark 10:35-45 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 9:1-27; Acts 21:37-22:16 “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. I think it’s fair to say that James and John act and behave in the way that we likely would if we had no …
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July 24, 2024 Today's Reading: Jeremiah 23:1-6 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 8:1-22; Acts 21:15-36 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwel…
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July 23, 2024 Today's Reading: Ephesians 2:11-22 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 6:19-7:17; Acts 19:23-21:14; Acts 19:1-22 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in wh…
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July 22, 2024 Today's Reading: John 20:1-2, 10-18 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 5:1-6:3, 10-16; Acts 18:1-11, 23-28 Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”—and that he had said these things to her. (John 20:18) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Mary Magdalene gets an unfair rap if you ask me. Scripture tells us that Jesu…
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July 21, 2024 Today's Reading: Mark 6:30-44 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 4:1-22; Acts 17:1-34; Acts 16:23-40 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things. (Mark 6:34) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Sometimes, I read a passage of Scriptur…
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July 20, 2024 Today's Reading: Introit for Pentecost 9 - Ps. 147:7-11; antiphon: Ps. 145:16 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 3:1-21; Acts 16:1-22 You open your hand; You satisfy the desire of every living thing. (Psalm 145:16) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. The antiphon for tomorrow’s Introit should be familiar to us: “You open Your hand; You satisfy the …
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July 19, 2024 Today's Reading: 1 Samuel 2:18-36 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 2:18-36; Acts 15:22-41 And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind. And I will build him a sure house, and he shall go in and out before my anointed forever. (1 Samuel 2:35) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. This…
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You will never find true happiness in worldly pursuits. It makes no difference how much you accumulate in this life you will never feel satisfied and complete until you give your life to Jesus. Life is found in God alone. Material things will never satisfy the longings of your soul and spirit, only God can do that. True riches are found in a life t…
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The song is NOT about you…. Did you know that the popular childrens’ song “This Little Light of Mine” is not about YOU? Nope! It’s about Jesus! Jesus is the light that should not be hidden. The song’s context is taken from Mark 4:21: Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket? No! Or under a bed and not on a stand? For nothing is hidden except t…
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July 18, 2024 Today's Reading: Catechism – What sins should we confess? Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 1:21-2:17; Galatians 6:1-18 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.” (John 20:23) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. The conscience. It’s our concept of right and wrong. It’s the referee…
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July 17, 2024 Today's Reading: Galatians 5:1-26 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 1:1-20; Galatians 5:1-26 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Well? What’s next? That was the question in …
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July 16, 2024 Today's Reading: Ephesians 1:3-14 Daily Lectionary: Judges 16:4-30; Judges 17:1-21:25; Galatians 4:12-31 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and bl…
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