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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...

Talitha Arnold
Jan 17, 20232 min read
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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...

Talitha Arnold
Dec 15, 20222 min read
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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...

Talitha Arnold
Dec 6, 20222 min read
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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...

Talitha Arnold
Nov 3, 20221 min read
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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...

Talitha Arnold
Oct 20, 20222 min read
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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...

Talitha Arnold
Oct 4, 20222 min read
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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....

Talitha Arnold
Sep 21, 20222 min read
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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...

Talitha Arnold
Sep 7, 20222 min read
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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...

Talitha Arnold
Aug 23, 20222 min read
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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...

Talitha Arnold
Aug 9, 20222 min read
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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...

Talitha Arnold
Aug 2, 20222 min read
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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.”...

Talitha Arnold
Jul 7, 20222 min read
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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...

Talitha Arnold
Jun 3, 20222 min read
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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…...

Talitha Arnold
Jun 1, 20222 min read
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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...

Talitha Arnold
May 10, 20222 min read
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Wonder
Talitha Arnold Jesus emptied himself. - Philippians 2:7a (NRSV) I wonder how our churches will be faring today, this Thursday before...

Talitha Arnold
Apr 7, 20222 min read
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Creation on the Cross
Talitha Arnold But we proclaim Christ crucified. - 1 Corinthians 1:23 (NRSV) Years ago in Santa Fe, a local artist created a stir with...

Talitha Arnold
Mar 23, 20222 min read
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The Place to begin
To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. - Psalm 25:1 (NRSV) I wonder how long the psalmist lingered over that opening line: “To you, O Lord, I...

Talitha Arnold
Mar 8, 20222 min read
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A Steadfast Pivot
The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called. - Isaiah 6:4a (NRSV) Everything had come unglued for Israel....

Talitha Arnold
Feb 10, 20222 min read
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The Daughters Were Right
The Lord said to Moses, “The daughters of Zelophehad are right in what they are saying; you shall indeed let them possess an inheritance...

Talitha Arnold
Jan 12, 20222 min read
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