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Guests at the banquet
If you’re feeling spiritually dry today—hungry for meaning, longing for the “abundant” life Jesus promised (John 10:10)—then listen to God’s invitation: “Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters. Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price” (Isa. 55:1). The invitation matters, because it tells us that abundant life is not transactional. Many of… Continue reading
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God in New Jersey
Three months after the Holland Tunnel was completed and opened for traffic, E.B. White wrote that it seemed to be working just fine. It was tight enough to keep water out, deep enough so ships had not foundered on it, and you could dive into it in New Jersey and emerge, predictably and safely, on… Continue reading
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Building on a solid foundation
If you’re trying to build a life of faith on a solid foundation, the last advice you probably expect to hear is to “[leave] behind the basic teaching about Christ,” teaching about repentance and faith toward God, about baptism and resurrection and eternal judgment (Heb. 6:1-2). A solid foundation is essential if you want to… Continue reading
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Choose this day
Near the end of the book of Joshua (Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18) is a passage about choices that seems particularly relevant today. It describes a transition time when, after a generation of wandering in the wilderness following their exodus from Egypt, the people of Israel began settling in Canaan, their promised land. And there Joshua challenged… Continue reading
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Feasting on heaven’s banquet
One of my favorite pieces of advice is from the fourth-century Hindu philosopher, playwright, and poet Kalidasa. “Look to this day,” he wrote, “for it is Life – the very Life of Life. In its brief course lie all the verities and realities of your existence: the bliss of growth, the glory of action, the… Continue reading
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The Sauntering Pilgrim 