by Lynne Marie | Oct 6, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In Galatians 1: 13-24, Paul describes himself as a faithful steward of the tradition he grew up with: “I was violently persecuting the church of God and was trying to destroy it… for I was… zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.” Because Paul...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 5, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In Galatians 1: 6-12, Paul calls us to faithful stewardship of the message entrusted to us: “If anyone preaches a version of the Good News different from the one you have already heard, he is to be condemned.” Paul gives the reason and says we need to keep...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 3, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Work for the Kingdom with Hope and Love What do I think my religion is leading me to (besides heaven)? What am I aiming at when I do “religious” things? Does my relationship with Jesus Christ give me a sense of mission, purpose, and forward motion in my life? This...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 3, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Job 42: 1-16 gives a happy ending to the book. It is not just that “the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his earlier ones.” The real benefit was that Job did indeed learn wisdom from his afflictions. He affirms God’s wisdom as beyond all human...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 2, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Today we celebrate the three “big” angels: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. If Michael were here to speak for his feast day, what would he say? What would Gabriel say, and Raphael? Revelation 12:7-12 sounds like Michael. His name means, “Who is like God”...
by Lynne Marie | Oct 1, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Job 19: 21-27 begins with Job’s plea to his friends to stop pelting him with platitudes. He is suffering, and their facile explanations are no help. But then Job makes his own profession of faith. He can speak with credibility, because he is drowning in the reality of...
