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8 – 14 October
Faith is not weakness but strength, rooted in trust and courage. God calls us not for privilege but for service, shaping holiness in daily life. Creation reminds us of the Creator; gratitude keeps us free. In Christ, we are beloved, chosen, and invited to live with hope.
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1 – 7 October
Across these days of Scripture, we hear a single melody—God calling us to hope, mercy, and trust. He asks for our small yes, renews us in forgiveness, and strengthens us in community. Even in storm and silence, his light endures. Faith turns sorrow into joy, and despair into life.
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24 – 30 September
Prayer teaches us to stand in humility, trusting God’s mercy when our own strength fails. The prophets urge us to rebuild, not with grandeur, but with faith, gratitude, and justice. In fragile beginnings, God’s Spirit creates renewal. A kingdom without walls is promised—where nations gather, peace is planted, and God’s presence transforms despair into hope.
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Never again
For decades, Israel was seen through the prism of the Holocaust. Today, Gaza reshapes that perception. The atrocities committed under political self-interest risk burdening Jewish communities worldwide with a legacy they never authorised and must now carry.
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17 – 23 September
Faith is not theory but a lived mystery. Paul and Ezra remind us that hope matures in perseverance, gratitude, and integrity. True wealth lies in contentment, prayer embraces all people, and even fragile beginnings carry divine promise. To live faithfully is to embody reconciliation, resist greed, and rebuild communities as signs of God’s presence among…
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10 – 16 September
Faith is daily renewal—shedding old masks of fear and control to embrace compassion, forgiveness, and gratitude. In Christ, love becomes the measure, humility the path, and prayer the breath that unites us with all. Leadership is not power but service, a witness that God’s mercy transforms weakness into hope and division into communion.
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Why organized religion has lost relevancy
Millennials and younger generations, Smith argues, grew up seeing religion as discredited or irrelevant. For them, faith didn’t add up. This generational shift has accelerated the cultural disengagement that left organized religion looking more like an antique than a necessity.
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Heart and spirit respond differently to virtual church
Religious attendance has long been linked to better health and happiness. But researchers are now asking whether virtual services, increasingly common since COVID-19, offer the same benefits. Duke University’s small study suggests the online experience falls short on several personal and communal measures.
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3 – 9 September 2025
Faith is not theory but a living power shaping daily life. Paul reminds us that true belief matures in endurance, gratitude, and love, reconciling what is broken and transforming relationships into communion. In Christ, even suffering carries hope. To live in this freedom is to trust God’s Spirit quietly at work—renewing, forgiving, and making all…
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August 27 – September 2
Saul’s fall, Paul’s zeal, Herod’s struggle, and the psalmist’s vision all remind us that faith is never static. Transformation can be humiliating, exhilarating, or unsettling. Yet each story urges us to embrace change with honesty, curiosity, and imagination, trusting that God’s presence reshapes us from within.
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