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Happy Wednesday, Everyone. 😊 God has given us another paradox this week. How can we, ordinary clay pots, hold the priceless treasure of the Gospel? Yet that is exactly what our passage for this week is telling us. Yes, like Jesus’ first disciples, we are all ordinary people – clay pots if you will. And so we stay – until we are filled by the Holy Spirit with the treasure that is Jesus. That turns us into light-bearers. An ordinary clay pot on the outside, but equipped and gifted with...

Happy Wednesday, Everyone. 😊 Joy and suffering are not feelings we generally think of as happening in the same space. But here we are. Paul says that even when we’re surrounded by troubles and suffering, we continue to shout our praise to God. For a long time, this was a foreign concept to me. I couldn’t understand how two such different emotions could exist at the same time. I caught glimpses here and there, but it really came home to me when my Dad went Home to be with Jesus. My Dad and...

Happy Wednesday, Everyone. 😊 Have you ever been in a place where you were feeling like all was chaos and then, suddenly, there was Jesus? Maybe it was a physical ailment or an emotional trauma. Maybe it was an event that rattled you to your core. If so, then you somewhat understand the context of our passage for this week. This passage takes place in the upper room, where the disciples have gathered on the first Easter Sunday. Two of the disciples have returned from Emmaus where they met...