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Mirroring Truth
by Doug Mitts Key Verse: ““He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me.” – John 12:45, NAS95 I meditate slowly on the Gospels. I meander through a paragraph listening to God, wondering what it was like in the day of Jesus. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve journeyed through John’s Gospel, but…
Read MoreA True Foundation
by Krishana Kraft Key Verse: “For no one can lay any foundation, other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ” – 1 Corinthians 3:11, NIV When I lived in southern California, I made Newport Beach one of my weekly stops. This is a popular spot for surfers because of the immense waves. I found it…
Read MoreCoping With War
by Karen Kurth Key Verse: “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.” – Matthew 24:6, NKJV “The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there…
Read MoreWho is Truth?
by Fred Swartz Key Verse: “’Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.’ Pilate said to him, ‘What is truth?’” – John 18:37b – 38a , ESV I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for Pontius Pilate. At least the way scripture portrays him. He seems a bit like someone who…
Read MoreTruth
by Gabe Bernal Key Verse: “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” – John 14:6, ESV I’m sure no one will disagree that we live in a complicated time. For many years, I’ve been navigating how to share truth in a world that tries to…
Read MoreNew and Old Treasure
by Fred Swartz Key Verse: “And he said to them, ‘Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.’” – Matthew 13:52, ESV As a missionary, it’s probably fair to describe me to some…
Read MoreKingdom Parables
by Karen Kurth Key Verse: Jesus also said, “The Kingdom of God is like a farmer who scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, while he’s asleep or awake, the seed sprouts and grows, but he does not understand how it happens. The earth produces the crops on its own. First a leaf blade…
Read MoreHearing Heaven
by Doug Mitts Key Verse: “He who has ears, let him hear.” – Matthew 13:9, NAS95 God focused my heart on passages like this in 1994. Peter spoke on hearing God and my heart quickened, to some degree, to the reality of heaven here, all around me. I became aware of Godaccessibly present with me. That made…
Read MorePearl of Great Price
by Glenda Alvord Rudat Key Verse: “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it. – Matthew 13:45-46, NIV She was a dear friend, a pillar of the women’s ministries, even had an apartment…
Read MoreStability in Change
by Doug Mitts Key Verse: “We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.” – 1 John 4:16, NAS95 I can’t remember a time since moving to Germany where change ceased, paused, or…
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