Author: Sweet Tea and Front Porch Storyteller
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The Curious Pilgrim
Daily Office Reflections – Monday, July 20 God’s Ways Are Not Our Ways Readings: Psalm 41 • 1 Samuel 24:1–22 • Acts 13:44–52 • Mark 4:1–20 Today’s Daily Office readings reveal a timeless truth: God’s purposes never change, but our response to them does. The psalmist reminds us that God is eternal. “Blessed be the…
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What Song Shaped Your Soul?
Growing up in church, I learned the Trinity as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. As a little boy, however, the words Holy Ghost frightened me. My older brothers and sisters loved to tell ghost stories, and I was the perfect audience. I was terrified. So whenever I heard people talk about the Holy Ghost in…
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What Is God Saying to Us Today?
Daily Office Readings – Saturday, July 18, 2026 Readings: Psalm 20; 1 Samuel 17:31–49; Acts 11:1–18; Mark 1:14–28 The psalmist declares, “Now I know that the Lord gives victory to his anointed.” (Psalm 20:6) At first glance, we might think victory means winning every battle or escaping every hardship. But today’s readings invite us to…
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Some Places Become Holy Simply Because We Lived There
We all feel disconnected at times. I never met my maternal or paternal grandparents. They had all died before I was born, so I grew up knowing very little about my family’s story. In the 1990s, my oldest sister, Sue, and I began researching our genealogy. The deeper we dug, the more I discovered that…
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What Is God Saying to Us Today?
Daily Office Readings – Friday, July 17, 2026 Readings: Psalm 31; 1 Samuel 21:1–15; Acts 13:13–25; Mark 3:7–19a The psalmist describes God with words that reveal His very nature: truth, mercy, loving-kindness, goodness, and steadfast love. He also proclaims, “You have redeemed me, O Lord, God of truth.” (Psalm 31:5) Whenever I read those words,…
The Curious Pilgrim 