Tag Archives: Faith

Catching up…and slowing down

Sometimes we all need a catch-up day…one of those days when you go through the backlog correspondence, work assignments, unread articles and unfiled paperwork and just get back on top of it all. Today is catch-up day for the Faithrants.com … Continue reading

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I bargained for salvation and they gave me a lethal dose

From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”—which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”  … … Continue reading

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A new, old command

“My children, I will be with you for a little while longer. Then you will look for me, but you won’t find me. I tell you just as I told the people, ‘You cannot go where I am going.’ But … Continue reading

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“To some who were confident of their own righteousness…”

“To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood … Continue reading

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Seek first the kingdom

“Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek … Continue reading

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The dude abides

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not remain in me, he is like … Continue reading

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Ask, seek, knock

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will … Continue reading

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The rhythm of the journey

“…And there was evening, and there was morning, the first day.” Gen. 1:5 For those of you participating in or following our weekly Lenten fast, take encouragement as you begin this voyage in the rhythm of God’s creation. “And there … Continue reading

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A season of repentance and renewal

Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the season of Lent leading up to Easter. Below is a link to an article from the United Methodist Church regarding the tradition of placing ashes on the head to observe this holy … Continue reading

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Put oil on your head and wash your face

“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your … Continue reading

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