Lessons for a Dry and Weary Land
O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water....
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Talitha Arnold
- Feb 28
- 2 min
Until an Opportune Time
Talitha Arnold When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time. – Luke 4:13 (NRSV) The first time I...
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Talitha Arnold
- Feb 21
- 2 min
I Was Glad
Talitha Arnold I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!” - Psalm 122:1 (NRSV) Recently I spent time in...
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Talitha Arnold
- Jan 24
- 2 min
The Courage to Be
Talitha Arnold Be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord. - Psalm 27:14 (NRSV) Sometimes I don’t want to be. Strong,...
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Talitha Arnold
- Jan 17
- 2 min
The Word that Shapes Us
by: Rev. Talitha Arnold Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good. – Romans 12:9 (NRSV) Almost every week for...
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Talitha Arnold
- Dec 15, 2022
- 2 min
Where the Wild Things Aren't
Talitha Arnold The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling...
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Talitha Arnold
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
Candles in the Night
By: Rev. Talitha Arnold “By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those who sit in...
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Talitha Arnold
- Nov 3, 2022
- 1 min
A Song to Remember
Talitha Arnold With my voice I cry to the Lord; I tell my trouble before [the Lord]. - Psalm 142:1-2 (NRSV, excerpted) The New Revised...
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Talitha Arnold
- Oct 20, 2022
- 2 min
Needing Refugio
Talitha Arnold You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, “Mi refugio...
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Talitha Arnold
- Oct 4, 2022
- 2 min
Whacking Away the Vultures
Rev. Talitha Arnold And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. - Genesis 15:11 (NRSV) Chapter 15 of...
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Talitha Arnold
- Sep 21, 2022
- 2 min
Scarecrows in a Cucumber Field
Talitha Arnold Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field, and they cannot speak; they have to be carried, for they cannot walk....
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Talitha Arnold
- Sep 7, 2022
- 2 min
Like a Tree Beside the Waters
They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that they...
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Talitha Arnold
- Aug 23, 2022
- 2 min
The Wonder of It All
Talitha Arnold When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established; what are human...
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Talitha Arnold
- Aug 9, 2022
- 2 min
Those Who Start the Journey
By Rev. Talitha Arnold Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot son of [his deceased son] Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his...
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Talitha Arnold
- Aug 2, 2022
- 2 min
Let the Redeemed Give Thanks
By: Reverend Talitha Arnold O give thanks to the Lord, for God is good; for God’s steadfast love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the...
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Talitha Arnold
- Jul 7, 2022
- 2 min
Harlot or Hotel Owner: What's in a Name?
Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers? (James 2:25a, KJV) “Rahab the Harlot.”...
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Talitha Arnold
- Jun 3, 2022
- 2 min
In Such a Time
Talitha Arnold May the glory of the Lord endure forever. - Psalm 104:31 (NRSV) Several years ago, I joined a 21-day do-it-yourself raft...
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Talitha Arnold
- Jun 1, 2022
- 2 min
Fire Alert
Talitha Arnold Fire goes before the Lord, and consumes God’s adversaries on every side. The lightnings of the Lord light up the world…...
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Talitha Arnold
- May 10, 2022
- 2 min
The Ones Who Shepherd Us
Rev. Talitha Arnold God makes me lie down in green pastures; God leads me beside still waters; God restores my soul. - Psalm 23:2-3 (NRSV...
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Talitha Arnold
- Apr 7, 2022
- 2 min
Wonder
Talitha Arnold Jesus emptied himself. - Philippians 2:7a (NRSV) I wonder how our churches will be faring today, this Thursday before...
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