like newborn infants, long for pure spiritual milk so that through it you may grow into salvation, for you have tasted that the Lord is good. 1 Peter 2:2-3 NABRE Peter opens this second chapter of his letter to the Christian communities with a naming of five things that all…
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Psalms 84:5 – March 19, 2020
Blessed are those who dwell in your house! They never cease to praise you. Psalms 84:5 NABRE This psalm was inspired by David’s experiences when he fled from Saul and sought refuge in the foreign lands. On foreign soil, far removed from home and the spiritual center of Israel, David…
View More Psalms 84:5 – March 19, 2020Matthew 5:17 – March 18, 2020
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.” Matthew 5:17 NABRE Jesus is teaching His disciples in what has been called the “Sermon on the Mount.” Following the opening Jesus takes…
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Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.” Matthew 18:22 NABRE Jesus makes forgiveness a very big part of his message. Some preachers have said that in one way or another two-thirds of the scriptures have some sort of message about forgiveness. Peter asks Jesus how…
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let Israel hope in the LORD, For with the LORD is mercy, with him is plenteous redemption, Psalms 130:7 NABRE This psalm is one of the fifteen Psalms of Ascent. The Psalms of Ascent are rich with defined purpose, many scholars understanding the purpose in many ways. But one way…
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