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Erin Cain

Blessed Are You

And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? —Luke 1:43   Although she did not know

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Life
Nicholas Lye

Stars in the Sunset

“Some time afterward, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: Do not fear, Abram! I am your shield; I will make

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Erin Cain

Everything Is Grace

Jesus presents to us a startlingly bold exhortation: Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it. —Luke

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Noel Ethan Tan

Such Faith

Lamentations 2:2-19, Psalm 74, Matthew 8:5-17 In the first reading, the Prophet lamented with a poetic sense of beauty on Israel’s defeat. Both the North

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Life
Nicholas Lye

Discernment Without Labels

Recently, I realise how traditional categories of “vocation”, or “states of life”, can sometimes be a distraction or hindrance to discerning one’s vocation in life.

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Erin Cain

Sacred Spaces

Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews said, “This temple has been

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Noel Ethan Tan

The Markan Sandwich

Wisdom 1:13-2:24 , Psalm 30, 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, Mark 5:21-43 Mark 5 mentions the raising of Jairus’ daughter, switches to the woman with a hemorrhage,

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Erin Cain

The Cave

Jesus said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west you say immediately that it is going to rain–and so it

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Career
Kat Larson

Walk on Water

“And in the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea. When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea,

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Noel Ethan Tan

A Vision

Who am I to deserve a place inside the house of the highest King? After almost 7 years, I finally attended a praise and worship

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Noel Ethan Tan

I Planted, Apollos Watered

1 Corinthians 3:1-9, Psalm 33, Luke 4:38-44 In the first reading, Paul discusses the problems that exist in the Corinthian congregation. He uses harsh words,

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Nicholas Lye

Leaving the Seminary

So just to set the record straight (since some have been speculating or asking indirectly behind my back), I did not leave the seminary for

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Guest Writer

Lord of the Absurd

I’ve been struggling with bouts of my depression “coming back” to haunt me and take over my life. I don’t think we ever fully recover

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Noel Ethan Tan

Holy One of God

1 Corinthians 2:10-16, Psalm 145, Luke 4:31-37 In calling Jesus “the Holy One of God”, the demon recognizes that Jesus is more than a wise

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Erin Cain

Whom Do We Let In?

“When an unclean spirit goes out of someone, it roams through arid regions searching for rest but, finding none, it says, ‘I shall return to

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Noel Ethan Tan

Love and Time

How can I love Jesus more deeply? This is a question I try to ask myself daily. Or if, sadly — and these things happen

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Religion
Nicholas Lye

The Harvest is Plentiful

“The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out ahead of him, in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself was to visit.”

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