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Wednesday, March 9

Nina Rogers — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Thursday March 10

Nina Rogers — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Deuteronomy 7 6–11 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166082364 In Jesus Christ, there is no isolation—of ourselves from God or of God from us. Rather, in Christ we encounter the meeting of humanity and God, “the reality of the covenant mutually contracted, preserved,

Friday, March 11

Nina Rogers — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

John 1 35–42 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166082446 “From John to Jesus” Names are funny things, especially when one is called by name and others, who do not know that name, testify to its validity. In John 1 35 42, John has

Saturday, March 12

Nina Rogers — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Titus 3 8 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166082568 “…so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good.” Titus is a short, but punchy, letter. We don’t often hear from it in our

Sunday, March 13

Nina Rogers — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Mark 2 18–22 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166082624 The theme of the passage from Mark’s Gospel today concerns doing what is appropriate for the time we find ourselves in. The message arises out of a discussion about fasting, and there is concern

Monday, March 14

Nina Rogers — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Deuteronomy 8 11–18 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166082665 My eyes welled up in reading this passage. “Do not forget the LORD your God.” On the one hand it seems an impossible thing to do, forget God. We are at seminary after all.

Tuesday, March 15

Nina Rogers — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

John 2 13–22 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166082717 Expecting the Unexpected The unexpected is what keeps sports fans watching games. The unexpected is what makes jokes funny. The unexpected gives us something to talk about, because "You'll never guess what so and

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Nina Rogers — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

John 2 23 3 15 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166165229 Jesus’ name had been buzzing throughout Galilee after the turning of water into wine at Cana. His early visit to Jerusalem was a hit people were asking questions about him after seeing

Thursday, March 17

Nina Rogers — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Deuteronomy 9 23–10 5 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166165104 We meet Moses this Lenten season lying down before God on the behalf of the Israelites, pleading with God to save the Israelites and to remember that the Israelites are God’s people. During

Friday, March 18

Nina Rogers — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Deuteronomy 10 12–22 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166082789 What Does the LORD Require? Love the Stranger Our verses begin “So now, O Israel, what does the LORD require of you?” Fear the LORD . . . walk in God’s ways . .

Sunday, March 20

Nina Rogers — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Jeremiah 1 1–10 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166083155 I remember a few years back I was quoted in my hometown newspaper for an article—I don’t remember what the article was about. I remember being particular struck by my quotation. It’s not that

Saturday, March 19

Nina Rogers — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Psalm 139 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166082901 Solitude with God Imagine that you are in a distant, abroad country, where nobody sees you, nobody knows you, and nobody recognizes you You walk into the crowd, but you are alone, and so lonely

Monday, March 21

Nina Rogers — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Romans 1 1–15 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166083232 We live in a society that is obsessed with the future, and this cultural trait does not escape us as Christians. We are constantly looking ahead to the next church service or the next

Tuesday, March 22

Nina Rogers — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Jeremiah 2 1–13 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166083307 Imagine the following The northern kingdom of Israel has been dominated by the Assyrians for more than a hundred years. There is no northern kingdom any more. Now the world is shaking, because the

Wednesday, March 23

Nina Rogers — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

John 5 1–9 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166165035 When we read through the Gospel of John, this particular story probably doesn’t stick out in our memory when we’re finished. It’s pretty easy to breeze past it on our way to more exciting

Thursday, March 24

Nina Rogers — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Romans 2 12–24 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166083577 While teaching a confirmation class to fourteen 8th graders, a recurrent question arose “Why do we have to get up so early each Sunday? Why can’t we just stay at home, continue to read

Friday, March 25

Nina Rogers — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Romans 3 19–31 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166083633 Making the Grade As members of an academic community, we like to know the standards. What is expected to make the grade? What is the amount of work that must be completed to do

Saturday, March 26

Nina Rogers — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

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Sunday, March 27

Nina Rogers — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Mark 5 1–20 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166083869 The Gerasene Demoniac The Cost of Healing Michael Brothers

Monday, March 28

Nina Rogers — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Monday, March 28 Romans 4 1 12 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166688479 At first glance this passage gives us a sense of being in the middle

Tuesday, March 29

Nina Rogers — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

John 7 37–52 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166083934 Postcards from Galilee

Wednesday, March 30

Nina Rogers — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

John 8 12–20 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166084212 “Follow Me” In today’s lectionary reading, Jesus tells us that he is the light of the world. He then bids us to follow him, for those who follow him will never be in darkness.

Thursday, March 31

Nina Rogers — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

A Psalm for Early Spring You have been invited, in this season, to reflect and also to pour out your soul. The Psalmist is pouring out the soul, or as the Hebrew can translate the word for soul, pouring out

Friday, April 1

Nina Rogers — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Jeremiah 11 1–8, 14–20 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166168730 Has a friend ever asked a favor of you, and then you forget to fulfill your promised obligation? In a fast paced world, we have a short attention span and may not listen

Monday, April 4

Nina Rogers — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Romans 7 4–6 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166084429 To Bear Fruit “The wages of sin is death.” So Paul writes in Romans 6. Now, in Romans 7 5, Paul writes that sin “bears fruit for death.” Paul’s words here are certainly poetic.

Saturday, April 2

Nina Rogers — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Jeremiah 13 1–11 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166084297 The people of Israel were clinging. They were clinging with all their might to the other gods they had constructed in their lives. They were clinging to the way they pictured their lives, their

Sunday April 3

Nina Rogers — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Psalm 131 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166084380 Yesterday, a neighbor died of a brain tumor, leaving behind a loving wife and three children. Yesterday, good friends birthed their first two children— twins—and everyone is happy and healthy. Both of these events are

Tuesday, April 5

Nina Rogers — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Romans 7 13–25 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166084518 For I Do Not Do What I Want It is very comforting to be understood, to have someone say “I get it” or “I understand how you feel.” It allows us to recognize that

Wednesday, April 6

Nina Rogers — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

John 6 27–40 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166084592 “Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.” John 6 27 Creator God, Too often I work

Thursday, April 7

Nina Rogers — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Romans 8 12–27 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166084634 My sister recently went through an extended period of labor to bring her first son into the world. Her pain and exhaustion are foreign to me, but along with the rest of my

Friday April 8

Nina Rogers — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Romans 8 28–39 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166084694 “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be

Monday, April 11

Nina Rogers — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

John 9 1–17 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166084857 “Mud for Seeing” Jesus rubbed mud on a man’s eyelids Homemade mud, spit and dirt Why? That the man might see, That the world might see Glimpses of God. A visual

Sunday, April 10

Nina Rogers — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Psalm 145 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166084811 Often, we do, do and do, not pausing to reflect upon what we do. In an otherwise seemingly endless routine of doing and doing, the season of Lent gives us an opportunity to pause and

Saturday, April 9

Nina Rogers — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

John 6 60–71 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166084761 Recently I’ve been joining with the disciples. I’ve spent more than my fair share of time complaining about the practical effects of Jesus’ teachings on my life. Now, don’t get me wrong, it’s not

Tuesday, April 12

Nina Rogers — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Psalm 121 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166084960 Stumbling on the uneven sidewalk, the child looks up from her new position on the ground to search for help. Her eyes hunt around her in a pleading manner. Where will her help come

Wednesday, April 13

Nina Rogers — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Romans 10 14–21 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166085156 A Spring Reflection Spring is upon us once again. While the winter snowfalls in the Northeast were heavy, they often carried a sense of peace and quiet as they covered our

Thursday, April 14

Nina Rogers — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Psalm 133 http bible.oremus.org ?ql=166085038 “How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity ” The psalm for today is uplifting and reflects the blessing of living in community. The psalmist compares this kind of unified living