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Tag: Nehemiah

Listening to the Word, Again

Scripture has acquired a lethal familiarity in our political culture of scattering. Can we listen to its words differently together, so that the generous light of God’s creative Word might shine through them and gather us?

The Joy of the Lord is our strength—Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10

Nehemiah 8 reminds us that hearing the word of God is an occasion for joy, not sorrow and regret.