The parable of the Good Samaritan teaches us what it means to be neighborly. Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.” Luke 10:36-37 English […]
Isaiah 61:3 … beauty for ashes … (excerpt) The Legend of the Phoenix is predominately from Greek literature. It goes that a bird dies in flames, and another rises again from the ashes. If I can be excused for hijacking an ancient legend, I will tell you, from all the ways I’ve seen it portrayed, […]
How do we make sense of suffering when suffering doesn’t make sense? You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud link. The Hayman fire was the largest forest fire in Colorado history. Lutheran Valley Retreat and Ranch stands in the middle of the devastation. Cedar Mountain affords an amazing view of this destruction, a […]
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