11/30/2025
The Way Home Again Scripture Reading — Leviticus 26:14-20, 40-45“For their sake I will remember the covenant with their ancestors. . . . I am the Lord.”— Leviticus 26:45In Jesus’ parable of the lost son (Luke 15:11-24) we read of a young man who leaves home to seek adventures in wild living. Soon, however, his money r
11/29/2025
The Good Life Scripture Reading — Leviticus 26:1-13“If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops. . . .”— Leviticus 26:3When we are living in a right relationship with God, we can be assured of his blessing and favor. Our tex
11/28/2025
Paying Off a Debt Scripture Reading — Leviticus 25:47-55“One of their relatives may redeem them: An uncle or a cousin or any blood relative in their clan may redeem them.”— Leviticus 25:48-49A friend asked, “Why can’t God just forgive our sins without the cross?” Why did Jesus have to suffer and give up his life for
11/27/2025
Freedom! Scripture Reading — Leviticus 25:8-22; Luke 4:16-19“Follow my decrees and be careful to obey my laws, and you will live safely in the land.”— Leviticus 25:18Homelessness is a growing problem in my city, and the causes are many: poverty, addiction, mental illness, poor personal choices, and more. All
11/26/2025
An Eye for an Eye Scripture Reading — Leviticus 24:17-22; Matthew 5:38-42“I tell you, do not resist an evil person.”— Matthew 5:39Have you ever wanted revenge? Maybe a colleague stole credit for your hard work, or you were blamed for someone else’s wrongdoing. Or if someone hurt you with their words or actions, it’s
11/25/2025
What’s in a Name? Scripture Reading — Leviticus 24:10-16“Anyone who blasphemes the name of the Lord is to be put to death.”— Leviticus 24:16This is a difficult story. Two men get into a fight. Tempers flare, and shouting erupts. One of the men invokes God’s name as a curse, clearly defying God’s command not to blasph
11/24/2025
Food That Satisfies Scripture Reading — Leviticus 24:5-9“Take the finest flour and bake twelve loaves of bread. . . . Arrange them . . . on the table of pure gold before the Lord.”— Leviticus 24:5-6In the tabernacle there is a table stacked with 12 loaves of bread, representing all of God’s people. The table and the ut
