DAILY READING Ezekiel 34:23-31 , John 10:11 REFLECTION   THE GOOD SHEPHERD By Katie Borden There is a verse of “Joy to the World” that we don’t often sing but that happens to have one of my favorite lines in the entirety of the hymnody: No more let sin or sorrow grow Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found. “He comes to make his blessings flow far as the curse is found.” What a fantastic, hopeful statement about the love and power of our...

DAILY READING Acts 3:11-26 REFLECTION   Not The Same Person By Katie Borden Have you ever bumped into someone you knew in a previous season of life and thought, “they are not the same person!”? I had this experience recently at my nephew’s baseball game. I ran into a friend who had really settled into himself and together with his wife had built a life their family could be content with. He is not the same person I once knew, and I’m so happy for him. We see this happening in our passage...

DAILY READING Hebrews 5:11-14 , Hebrews 6:1-12 REFLECTION   FICKLE OR FAITHFUL? By Katie Borden In the time that I spend on social media...