Tag: faith
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Fear Is Not the Final Word
A Curious Pilgrim Reflection for Sunday, May 31, 2026 Daily Office Readings: Psalm 66, Ezekiel 3:16-27, Ephesians 2:1-10, Matthew 10:24-33, 40-42 The Bible is a collection of books written over hundreds of years by people who lived in different lands, spoke different languages, and experienced very different cultures. Yet beneath all those differences runs a…
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Overcoming Evil With Good
Living Romans 12 in a Fractured World A Curious Pilgrim Reflection There are passages in Paul’s letter to the Romans that feel almost impossible when we place them beside the realities of modern life. Division. Anger. Political hostility. Religious conflict. Social media outrage. Family wounds. Violence. Loneliness. Fear. And yet Paul writes: “Live in harmony…
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Honor, Humility, and the Front Porch of Grace
Reflections on Romans 12:9–13 Daily Office Reflection “Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves… Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.”— Romans 12:9–13 There are passages in scripture that comfort us immediately. There…
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The Wisdom That Teaches Us How to Live
Daily Office Reflections Psalm 100 • Wisdom 6:12–23 • Colossians 3:1–11 • Luke 7:1–17 “For the Lord is good;his mercy is everlasting;and his faithfulness endures from age to age.”— Psalm 100:5 There are days when the Daily Office readings seem scattered like leaves blowing in different directions. Then there are days when the Scriptures gather…
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The Word Made Flesh: More Than Words on a Page
Daily Office Readings: Psalm 148 | Exodus 12:1–14 | John 1:1–18 Introduction The Psalmist calls for all humanity to praise the Lord! Exodus 12 celebrates Passover. John describes Jesus as the Logos or the Word. Most Christians consider God’s Word to be the Bible, but I don’t see that, for John 1 tells us the…
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🌿 Trust — The Bridge We Choose to Walk
For the Curious Pilgrim, trust is not naïve certainty; it is a decision to step forward without having the whole map. It is: Trust grows slowly. It is tested by time, truth, and consistency. 👉 A pilgrim learns: Trust is not blind—it is earned light in the midst of partial darkness. ❤️ Love — The…
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Walking as He Walked — Light Without Labels
4 Scripture Readings: This morning’s reading from I John is both simple and piercing: “Whoever says, ‘I abide in him,’ ought to walk just as he walked.”“Whoever says, ‘I am in the light,’ while hating a brother or sister, is still in the darkness.” John does not give us a complicated theology. He gives us…
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God Comes to Us in Many Different Ways
February 12 — A Life Lesson “Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10 There was a time in my life when I believed God spoke in only one way — through Scripture, through church, through sermons preached from a pulpit. But seventy-six years of living have taught me something different. God…
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🍃 Life Lessons from the Porch
Coming Home to Where the Story Began There are moments in life when you realize the road you have traveled was not taking you away from your beginnings — it was slowly guiding you back to understand them. Recently, I reread the Ethos page of this blog and recognized three truths that have quietly shaped…
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