by Carolyn Schmitt As a young child I was taught to say the “Lord’s prayer” this way: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth,...

by Carolyn Schmitt The word “hypocrite” in the New Testament comes from the Greek word “hypokrites”, which means an actor or someone who performs on a stage. Basically it means a person who looks like a...

by Carolyn Schmitt But when you help a needy person, do it in such a way that even your closest friend will not know about it.Then it will be a private matter. And your Father,...

For many years, Psalm 139 has been an encouragement and comfort for me. Because my parents died when I was a child and I was raised with an aunt and uncle who didn’t go to...

Introduction: For hundreds of years many Christian traditions have read passages of scripture using a tool called a lectionary. This Advent season our devotional team decided to resource you with selections from the Revised Common...

Introduction: For hundreds of years many Christian traditions have read passages of scripture using a tool called a lectionary. This Advent season our devotional team decided to resource you with selections from the Revised Common...

Introduction: For hundreds of years many Christian traditions have read passages of scripture using a tool called a lectionary. This Advent season our devotional team decided to resource  you with selections from the Revised Common Lectionary....

Introduction: For hundreds of years many Christian traditions have read passages of scripture using a tool called a lectionary. This Advent season our devotional team decided to resource you with selections from the Revised Common...

by Carolyn Schmitt So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God...

by Carolyn Schmitt  “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor (fellow man) and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher...

“Again, you have heard that it was said to the men of old, ‘You shall not make false vows, but you shall fulfill your vows to the Lord .’ But I say to you, do...

“It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife is to give her a certificate of divorce’; but I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on grounds of sexual immorality, causes her...