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“I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. Whoever loves their life will lose it, but the one who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me …

9. “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, so that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness and into the marvelous light 1st Peter 2:9 Last night Churches United for Youth Peace met at Twelfth Baptist Church to listen …

21. For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know!” Philippians 1:21-22 I took this picture of the Monterey, CA coast on one of my trips …

18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. 19 Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” Mark 5:18-19 These are a cadre of …

“So I went down to the potters house and I saw him working the wheel. 4 But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him…” – Jeremiah 18:3-4 The photo above is one of the …

“And to provide for those who grieve in Zion: To bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his …

“Except the Lord build the house, they that work in it labor in vain…” – Psalm 127:1 The picture above is with my friend Jim Wallis (taken with Rev. Adam and Sherrice Taylor after his ordination service), whom I’ve known personally for decades. His magazine, Sojourners, was a lifeline for me in college and seminary …

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” – Romans 12:21 The picture above is a group of community walkers praying before they begin their trek. One of the activities of a TenPoint-affiliated church is that its members walk the community at crucial hours in the summer when violent activity is likely …

“The effectual, fervent prayer of the righteous availeth much” – James 5:16 Please forgive the brief format change – The photo above captures a meeting of ministers who decided to unite together to combat violence. What makes this meeting unique is that these ministers have not worked together previously – in fact, there was a …

19  Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. 20  On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his …