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“Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.” -
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Slinging Chow and Fruitless Trees
An empty-nester friend of mine was recently reflecting on the long days at home with a growing family. “You just gotta keep slinging chow,” she said with a laugh. I laughed too . . . but not quite as ... -
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It is good to plant trees that you will never sit under… -
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Aspens and the Body of Christ
With their striking white bark and shimmering leaves (green in spring and summer, bright gold in fall), aspens are beloved in the Mountain West. They are a remarkable image of the body of Christ. From... -
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God in heaven, you have helped my life to grow like a tree. Now something has happened. Satan, like a bird, has carried in one twig of his own choosing after another. Before I knew it he had built a d... -
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God's Generosity in the Garden
Is God stingy? Mark D. Roberts observes that many writers and preachers focus on the prohibition of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil instead of Genesis 2:16: "You may freely eat of each... -
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God’s Abundant Provision in Genesis 2
There is a tendency among readers and scholars of Genesis 2:16-17 to focus on the prohibition of verse 17: “but the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat.” …I want to pause to cons... -
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If your vision is for a year, plant wheat. If your vision is for ten years, plant trees. If your vision is for a lifetime, plant people. -
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Adapted from Psalm 1 (BOCP)
Leader: Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel of the wicked, nor lingered in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seats of the scornful! People: Their delight is in the law of the LORD, an... -
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The Curious Incident of the Fig Tree
My mom studied horticulture and could make a dead stick grow leaves. I do not have her genes. So what I am telling you know comes from sources who do know about fig trees. Here’s what they tell me. Fi... -
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Sacred Space: Lessons from Ethiopia’s Church Forests
Too Busy for God? American work culture is all-pervasive. For many members of your congregation, it can be a real fight to get actual time off—and cell phones and the internet has made it possible to... -
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When a man's pride is subdued it's like the sides of Mount Aetna. It was terrible during the eruption, but when that is over and the lava is turned into soil, there are vineyards and olive tre... -
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A Smallness We Find Comforting
South of where I live by just over an hour is Henry Cowell State Park. The park features redwood trees that are upward of 1,600 years old. For some perspective, only seven nations on earth are older t... -
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Adapted from Psalm 1 (WEB)
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord. On his law he medita... -
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Adapted from Proverbs 3:5-18
Leader: Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. People: Let us seek God’s will in all we do, and God will show us the paths to take. Leader: Blessed is th... -
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Sometimes when a farmer is looking for a suitable spot in which to plant a tree, he unexpectedly comes across a treasure. Something similar may happen to the seeker after God. -
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You Are the Tree
In the film Of Gods and Men , director Xavier Beauvois tells the story of a small group of mostly French monks living in Algeria during a time of civil unrest. These monks live a life of quiet fideli... -
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But Palm Sunday tells us that … it is the cross that is the true tree of life. -
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His Tree, My Tree
Every year at Christmastime, the world looks back two thousand years to the birth of a baby. But for more than four thousand years, people living on the other side of that birth looked forward to the ... -
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Adapted from Psalm 1:1-3
Blessed is the one who walks not in the counsel of the wicked nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law medi... -
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Oaks of Righteousness
In his excellent book, An Unhurried Life, Alan Fadling contrasts our overly busy lives with a vision of the kingdom from Isaiah chapter 61: Isaiah envisioned a kingdom in which those people in need ... -
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When Fire Makes Things Grow
Trivia time! What natural disaster is the most destructive to a forest? Chances are that the first thing that comes to mind is a forest fire. After all, fire is pure destruction to plants. What possib... -
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A Saint Like Us
For the most part, when we think of saints or heroes of the faith, we think of people who are altogether different than we are. They seem to embody a quality of communion with God that is impossible f... -
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Adapted from Psalm 29:1, 3-5, 7-9, Luke 2:14, Revelation 4:8,11
Leader: Then let us wait for the Lord, and in this season of Lent, let us wait by the cross. "Ascribe to the Lord, glory and strength." Glorify God's holy name. People: We worship the L... -
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Sleepwalking in a Dark Wood
For many of us, life can easily become disorienting and discouraging. Existential questions often emerge that never have before. As stressful as modern life can be, it is somewhat comforting to know t... -
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Christ Will not Leave You Seeing Walking Trees
R. C. Sproul recounts an unusual healing by Jesus. In Mark 8, when Jesus visits Bethsaida, a blind man is brought to him to be healed. Jesus leads him out of the village, puts saliva on his eyes, and ... -
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Like trees, words have roots. Dig underneath the letters’ soil and you’ll discover its definition. The root word of “holy” means “to cut” or “to separate.” When applied to everything outside of God, w... -
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The Fruit Comes at the End
In the growth cycle of fruit-bearing plants, fruit comes at the very end. The cycle starts with a seed being planted in the ground. When watered, the seed will break open and begin to put down roots. ... -
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Digging Down Deep
I’m more of an aboveground type of girl, as in, I like the stuff you can see. Flowers, trees, and vegetation symbolize life, growth, and transformation. The problem with focusing on external manifesta... -
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Hardships Force our Roots to Go Deep
A. Parnell Bailey visited an orange grove where an irrigation pump had broken down. The season was unusually dry and some of the trees were beginning to die for lack of water. The man giving the tour ...
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- Rescue (40)
- Resilience (18)
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- Respect (16)
- Responsibility (18)
- Rest (56)
- Rest in God (13)
- Restlessness (11)
- Restoration (39)
- Restoring Sight (10)
- Resurrection (26)
- Resurrection Life (8)
- Resurrection of the Dead (54)
- Resurrection to New Life (25)
- Retreat (22)
- Revelation (35)
- Revival (14)
- Rewards (9)
- Rhythms (12)
- Right Relationships (13)
- Righteousness (92)
- Risks (20)
- Romantic Love (12)
- Rootedness (15)
- Routines (8)
- Running from God (16)
- The Resurrection and the Life (14)
- The Rich (9)
- The Risen Lord (21)
- The Rock (21)
S
- Sabbath (49)
- Sacrifice (111)
- Sacrificial Living (13)
- Sacrificial Love (46)
- Safety (24)
- Salt (9)
- Salt and Light (18)
- Salvation (170)
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- Scars (8)
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- Scripture (98)
- Sea (18)
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- Self-Awareness (26)
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- Self-Exaltation (9)
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- Self-Interest (18)
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- Self-Reliance (28)
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- Self-Righteousness (22)
- Self-Sacrifice (20)
- Selfishness (59)
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- Sense of Smell (11)
- Sermon on the Mount (29)
- Sermons (11)
- Servanthood (45)
- Service (84)
- Shalom (26)
- Shame (26)
- Sharing the Gospel (10)
- Sheep (35)
- Shelter (13)
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- Sight (24)
- Signs (14)
- Silence (39)
- Simplicity (12)
- Sin (110)
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- Singing (26)
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- Sins of the Church (9)
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- Soil (14)
- Solitude (27)
- Songs (11)
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- Sowing Seeds (9)
- Speech (14)
- Spiritual Battles (17)
- Spiritual Direction (16)
- Spiritual Disciplines (51)
- Spiritual Formation (31)
- Spiritual Gifts (11)
- Spiritual Growth (55)
- Spiritual Health (9)
- Spiritual Hunger (47)
- Spiritual Maturity (26)
- Spiritual Practices (9)
- Spiritual Thirst (15)
- Spiritual Transformation (18)
- Spiritual Warfare (19)
- Sports (21)
- Stars (16)
- Staying Humble (8)
- Steadfast Love (32)
- Stealing (10)
- Stewardship (49)
- Stories (29)
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- Success (24)
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- Surrender (58)
- Sustainer (22)
- Sweetness (32)
- The Sacraments (58)
- The Saints (36)
- The Soul (49)
- The Spiritual Life (18)
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- Taking A Leap Of Faith (10)
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- Teaching (9)
- Tears (12)
- Technology (11)
- Temptation (50)
- Ten Commandments (17)
- Testing (11)
- Thankfulness (19)
- Thanksgiving (General) (120)
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- The Temple (25)
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- The Twelve Disciples (26)
- Theology (9)
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- Thoughts (21)
- Time (22)
- Tired (17)
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- Training (31)
- Transformation (65)
- Transgressions (22)
- Treasure (51)
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- Trials (36)
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- True Self (9)
- Trust (92)
- Trust in God (37)
- Trust in Jesus (14)
- Truth (95)
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V
W
- The Way (10)
- The Weak (29)
- The Wicked (15)
- The Will (18)
- The Work of the Holy Spirit (16)
- Waiting (52)
- Waiting on God (33)
- Wandering (19)
- War (48)
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- Weakness (96)
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- Weariness (20)
- Weeping (17)
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- Wholeness (14)
- Wickedness (20)
- Wilderness (58)
- Wisdom (111)
- Wisdom of God (21)
- Witnesses (34)
- Wonder (22)
- Words (69)
- Words vs. Actions (20)
- Work (63)
- Work and Rest (13)
- Work-Life Balance (10)
- Workmanship (11)
- Works-Righteousness (13)
- World (79)
- World Leaders (19)
- World Peace (21)
- Worldliness (10)
- Worry (17)
- Worship (69)
- Woundedness (9)
- Wounds (29)
- Wrestling with God (10)
Top_level_categories by Reference
Genesis
Exodus
- Exod 1 (4)
- Exod 2 (4)
- Exod 3 (28)
- Exod 4 (3)
- Exod 5 (1)
- Exod 6 (2)
- Exod 8 (1)
- Exod 12 (4)
- Exod 13 (7)
- Exod 14 (7)
- Exod 15 (4)
- Exod 16 (12)
- Exod 17 (2)
- Exod 18 (2)
- Exod 19 (7)
- Exod 20 (17)
- Exod 22 (1)
- Exod 23 (2)
- Exod 24 (2)
- Exod 25 (2)
- Exod 26 (1)
- Exod 27 (1)
- Exod 30 (2)
- Exod 32 (13)
- Exod 33 (12)
- Exod 34 (6)
- Exod 35 (2)
- Exod 40 (1)
Leviticus
Deuteronomy
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Esther
Job
Psalm
- Ps 1 (26)
- Ps 2 (2)
- Ps 3 (1)
- Ps 4 (6)
- Ps 5 (11)
- Ps 6 (5)
- Ps 7 (2)
- Ps 8 (22)
- Ps 9 (10)
- Ps 10 (3)
- Ps 11 (1)
- Ps 12 (2)
- Ps 13 (3)
- Ps 14 (3)
- Ps 15 (2)
- Ps 16 (17)
- Ps 17 (1)
- Ps 18 (13)
- Ps 19 (33)
- Ps 20 (4)
- Ps 22 (21)
- Ps 23 (73)
- Ps 24 (24)
- Ps 25 (26)
- Ps 27 (56)
- Ps 28 (3)
- Ps 29 (6)
- Ps 30 (18)
- Ps 31 (5)
- Ps 32 (35)
- Ps 33 (16)
- Ps 34 (103)
- Ps 35 (1)
- Ps 36 (8)
- Ps 37 (38)
- Ps 38 (2)
- Ps 39 (4)
- Ps 40 (8)
- Ps 41 (2)
- Ps 42 (31)
- Ps 43 (1)
- Ps 44 (1)
- Ps 45 (2)
- Ps 46 (53)
- Ps 47 (3)
- Ps 50 (4)
- Ps 51 (109)
- Ps 52 (2)
- Ps 54 (2)
- Ps 55 (8)
- Ps 56 (8)
- Ps 57 (5)
- Ps 59 (1)
- Ps 60 (1)
- Ps 61 (3)
- Ps 62 (13)
- Ps 63 (10)
- Ps 65 (9)
- Ps 66 (7)
- Ps 67 (2)
- Ps 68 (4)
- Ps 69 (1)
- Ps 70 (1)
- Ps 71 (7)
- Ps 72 (5)
- Ps 73 (9)
- Ps 77 (8)
- Ps 78 (6)
- Ps 79 (1)
- Ps 80 (2)
- Ps 82 (12)
- Ps 84 (6)
- Ps 85 (13)
- Ps 86 (13)
- Ps 88 (4)
- Ps 89 (3)
- Ps 90 (17)
- Ps 91 (10)
- Ps 92 (3)
- Ps 94 (3)
- Ps 95 (11)
- Ps 96 (11)
- Ps 98 (6)
- Ps 99 (1)
- Ps 100 (20)
- Ps 102 (1)
- Ps 103 (70)
- Ps 104 (14)
- Ps 105 (2)
- Ps 106 (3)
- Ps 107 (5)
- Ps 111 (5)
- Ps 112 (3)
- Ps 113 (3)
- Ps 115 (4)
- Ps 116 (6)
- Ps 117 (2)
- Ps 118 (12)
- Ps 119 (75)
- Ps 121 (22)
- Ps 122 (2)
- Ps 124 (2)
- Ps 125 (1)
- Ps 126 (7)
- Ps 127 (8)
- Ps 128 (3)
- Ps 130 (16)
- Ps 131 (3)
- Ps 133 (13)
- Ps 135 (3)
- Ps 136 (14)
- Ps 137 (2)
- Ps 138 (6)
- Ps 139 (63)
- Ps 142 (3)
- Ps 143 (2)
- Ps 144 (1)
- Ps 145 (19)
- Ps 146 (13)
- Ps 147 (43)
- Ps 148 (2)
- Ps 149 (1)
- Ps 150 (5)
Proverbs
- Prov 1 (7)
- Prov 2 (6)
- Prov 3 (112)
- Prov 4 (15)
- Prov 5 (1)
- Prov 6 (7)
- Prov 8 (2)
- Prov 9 (2)
- Prov 10 (5)
- Prov 11 (23)
- Prov 12 (10)
- Prov 13 (7)
- Prov 14 (8)
- Prov 15 (19)
- Prov 16 (34)
- Prov 17 (18)
- Prov 18 (15)
- Prov 19 (23)
- Prov 20 (6)
- Prov 21 (10)
- Prov 22 (23)
- Prov 23 (3)
- Prov 24 (8)
- Prov 25 (5)
- Prov 26 (6)
- Prov 27 (11)
- Prov 28 (20)
- Prov 29 (9)
- Prov 30 (3)
- Prov 31 (16)
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
- Isa 1 (60)
- Isa 2 (12)
- Isa 4 (1)
- Isa 5 (5)
- Isa 6 (44)
- Isa 7 (7)
- Isa 9 (41)
- Isa 11 (10)
- Isa 12 (3)
- Isa 14 (1)
- Isa 15 (1)
- Isa 16 (1)
- Isa 25 (8)
- Isa 26 (22)
- Isa 28 (3)
- Isa 29 (7)
- Isa 30 (32)
- Isa 32 (3)
- Isa 33 (3)
- Isa 35 (6)
- Isa 40 (117)
- Isa 41 (64)
- Isa 42 (16)
- Isa 43 (56)
- Isa 44 (4)
- Isa 45 (8)
- Isa 46 (2)
- Isa 48 (6)
- Isa 49 (12)
- Isa 50 (3)
- Isa 51 (3)
- Isa 52 (3)
- Isa 53 (76)
- Isa 54 (5)
- Isa 55 (85)
- Isa 56 (4)
- Isa 57 (17)
- Isa 58 (38)
- Isa 59 (2)
- Isa 60 (22)
- Isa 61 (49)
- Isa 62 (3)
- Isa 64 (20)
- Isa 65 (9)
- Isa 66 (16)
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Joel
Obadiah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Matthew
- Matt 1 (20)
- Matt 2 (27)
- Matt 3 (19)
- Matt 4 (60)
- Matt 5 (212)
- Matt 6 (149)
- Matt 7 (60)
- Matt 8 (18)
- Matt 9 (35)
- Matt 10 (28)
- Matt 11 (92)
- Matt 12 (18)
- Matt 13 (52)
- Matt 14 (25)
- Matt 15 (10)
- Matt 16 (42)
- Matt 17 (23)
- Matt 18 (59)
- Matt 19 (33)
- Matt 20 (23)
- Matt 21 (24)
- Matt 22 (43)
- Matt 23 (46)
- Matt 24 (15)
- Matt 25 (81)
- Matt 26 (23)
- Matt 27 (8)
- Matt 28 (67)