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THURSDAY, November 12 (Charles Simeon) Listen Now:  ... Full story

 WEDNESDAY, November 11 (Martin of Tours) Veterans' Day (U.S.) Remembrance Day (Canada)   Listen Now:  ... Full story

Tuesday, November 10 (Leo the Great) Matthew 15:21-28. Lord, help me. Listen Now: Powered by ... Full story

SUNDAY, November 8 23 Pentecost Mark 12:38-44. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. Read the Bible cover to cover and you will come away with the unmistakable fact God always takes the side of the poor. That is a ... Full story

SATURDAY, November 7 (Willibrord of Utrecht) Matthew 14:22-36. Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him. It was well past dark and bitterly cold on the runway that night in early 1978. Ice was everywhere. We were allowed to stay in our heated cars and vans as we ... Full story

FRIDAY, November 6 (William Temple) Matthew 14:13-21. This is a deserted place. You all know a Mrs. Smith--the person who is always around when you complain and has more troubles than you. When I whined it was 115 degrees in the desert she said, "That's nothing. It was 125 ... Full story

Psalm 71. You have showed me great troubles and adversities, but you will restore my life and bring me up again from the deep places of the earth. The story of the execution of John the Baptist sticks in the throat. You know exactly how the story will end, but every time you read ... Full story

WEDNESDAY, November 4 Matthew 13:53-58. Jesus came to his hometown and began to teach the people in their synagogue, so that they were astounded and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these deeds of power?" Jesus' homecoming in Nazareth is less than well- received. Look, ... Full story

TUESDAY, November 3 (Richard Hooker) Matthew 13:44-52. "Have you understood all this?" They answered, "Yes." You have to hand it to the disciples. While they rarely understood anything Jesus said or did, they were always ready to claim they did. Who, after all, wants to appear ignorant when ... Full story

MONDAY, November 2 (All Faithful Departed) Psalm 56. You have rescued my soul from death. Word has reached me that John B. Tillson Jr. has died. His death did not make the front page of newspapers or stir wide interest. But for me it was shattering. By his passing ... Full story

SUNDAY, November 1 All Saints' Day Revelation 21:1-6a. See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes.... Full story

SATURDAY, October 31 All Hallows' Eve Psalm 55. Fear and trembling have come over me, and horror overwhelms me. And I said, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. I would flee to a far-off place and make my lodging in the wilderness." ... Full story

FRIDAY, October 30 Psalm 40. Happy are they who trust in the LORD! they do not resort to evil spirits or turn to false gods.  Sometimes it feels as if the real me has become lost in my daybook, my resumé, or my checkbook. I feel proud when they ... Full story

THURSDAY, October 29 (James Hannington and his Companions) Nehemiah 1-1:11. They replied, "The survivors there in the province who escaped captivity are in great trouble and shame..." When I heard these words I sat down and wept, and mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.... Full story

WEDNESDAY, October 28 Saint Simon and Saint Jude Ephesians 2:13-22. For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us. He has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances. ... Full story

TUESDAY, October 27 Revelation 4:1-11. Day and night without ceasing they sing, "Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God the Almighty, who was and is and is to come." The London subway system displays many signs warning travelers to be careful when stepping from the train to the platform or ... Full story

MONDAY, October 26 (Alfred the Great) Revelation 1:4-20. I fell at his feet as though dead. But he placed his right hand on me, saying: "Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living one. I was dead, and see, I am alive forever and ever!"... Full story

SUNDAY, October 25 21 Pentecost Job 42:1-6, 10-17. Then Job answered the LORD: "Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know." Saint Augustine felt that all sins were forms of the one most basic sin: pride. He asked ... Full story

SATURDAY, October 24 Psalm 30. "You, LORD, with your favor, made me as strong as the mountains." Then you hid your face, and I was filled with fear. When I get on an elevator alone, I repeatedly push the "Door Close" button. I doubt that it does much ... Full story

FRIDAY, October 23 Saint James of Jerusalem Matthew 13:54-58. "Where did this man get this wisdom and these deeds of power? Is not this the carpenter's son?" Our modern culture struggles to move from reliance on printed information to reliance on the Internet's miracles of knowledge storage and dissemination. ... Full story

THURSDAY, October 22 Psalm 37:1-18. Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him. Do not fret yourself over the one who prospers, the one who succeeds in evil schemes...The lowly shall possess the land; they will delight in abundance of peace. Ads for sleep medications often include sleep masks. Apparently, people anxious to ... Full story

WEDNESDAY, October 21 Matthew 12:1-14. He said to them, "Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him or his companions to eat, but only for the priests." If game ... Full story

TUESDAY, October 20 Psalm 26. Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have led a blameless life. (NIV)  The service manager at the car dealership gave me a certificate for a "free" oil change, but only after verifying that I had given the dealership a good rating on my last visit. That ... Full story

MONDAY, October 19 Saint Luke (tr.) Psalm 147. The LORD...heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He counts the number of the stars and calls them all by their names. I am a terrible cook, even with devices that give spoken step-by-step instructions. The problem isn't information; the ... Full story

1 Corinthians 12:1-11. There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord. As the search for alternative energy sources ramped up, one ad for wind energy exhorted, "Believe in the wind." Those simple words apply to the "wind" of the Spirit, too, moving through ... Full story

Psalm 119:145-176. All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal. (NIV) In 2008, a museum discovered a previously unknown piece of music, apparently written by Mozart, as it is undeniably in the composer's own hand. A researcher said of the music, dated in the late eighteenth century, "This is absolutely new. ... Full story

2 Kings 22:1-13. "But they need not account for the money entrusted to them, because they are acting faithfully." (NIV) "Only the hand that erases can write the true thing," wrote Meister Eckhart. Trusting in God means that we have an "eraser" for mistakes--our own and those of others. King Josiah believed in honoring ... Full story

1 Corinthians 10:14-11:1. "All things are lawful," but not all things are beneficial. Do not seek your own advantage, but that of the other. The tipping point, according to the book by that title, is a culmination, a time in which a series of small changes "tips" the balance to effect a large change. Many ... Full story

Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12. Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds. A friend was distressed when his five-year-old daughter began ... Full story

2 Kings 19:21-36. And you have said, "With my many chariots I have gone up the heights of the mountains, to the far recesses of Lebanon; I felled its tallest cedars, its choicest cypresses." Rising costs for wheat flour make it difficult for the poor to afford bread. Some cultures have explored such products ... Full story

Matthew 8:1-17. "Lord, if you choose, you can make me clean." An expert interviewed during the hurricane clean-up indicated that the equipment being brought in included "IBBs," or "itty-bitty boats." Those small craft, though unimpressive to look at, would be used to bring one or two people at a time to safety.... Full story

Matthew 7:22-29. Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; but it did not fall. I was once fired from a job for ... Full story

Matthew 7:13-21. The gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it. How often have we been told that "you can't get something for nothing," "there is no free lunch," or "you must pay the piper"? These are all clichés with an element of truth. ... Full story

TUESDAY, September 29 Saint Michael and All Angels Genesis 28:10-17. How awesome is this place! When we contemplate being in the presence of God, it is indeed awesome. Once I visited a church and found in the pulpit a plaque that read "This is an awful place." Somewhat shocked, I asked the rector why such ... Full story

MONDAY, September 28 Matthew 6:25-34. And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? My mother-in-law was a world-class worrier. She passed some of that on to her daughter, but my wife discovered a way ... Full story

SUNDAY, September 27 17 PentecostJames 5:13-20. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. When I was in seminary, my tutor gave me some advice that has served me well. He said whenever you agree to pray for someone, it is a serious commitment so make sure you follow through. If your prayer ... Full story

SATURDAY, September 26 (Lancelot Andrewes) Matthew 6:19-24. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Years ago I went to a stewardship conference where the speaker led us through an exercise no doubt familiar to many readers. He asked each of us to bring our checkbook ... Full story

Friday September 25 (Sergius of Moscow) Matthew 6:7-15. Do not heap up empty phrases. In this passage, Jesus teaches us the Lord's Prayer. It is the model for all prayer. It has no empty phrases; every word is loaded. This prayer is learned early in ... Full story

THURSDAY September 24 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18. ...your Father who sees in secret. One of my earliest memories is of hearing this passage read in church and being terrified. I did not comprehend the context of the passage nor connect it with almsgiving, but simply saw God as a great ... Full story

WEDNESDAY, September 23 Matthew 5:38-48. Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. One day the intercessor was reciting the prayers of the people and wanted to pray for some Americans who had been ambushed and killed overseas. Cautiously he said, "And let us remember those seven ... Full story

1 Corinthians 5:1-8. Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch...not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. In this passage, Paul is chastising the Corinthians for purported loose living and boasting. He reminds them that the ... Full story

MONDAY, September 21 Saint Matthew Matthew 9:9-13. And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with him and his disciples. Today is the feast of Saint Matthew. Matthew was a tax collector when Jesus called him to be ... Full story

SUNDAY, September 20 16 Pentecost Mark 9:30-37. Whoever welcomes one such child...welcomes me. Several months ago I saw a wonderful picture of Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, clad in a brightly colored chasuble and sitting on the floor in church, surrounded by children. Our presiding bishop travels extensively. She is so available that whenever she ... Full story

SATURDAY, September 19 (Theodore of Tarsus) Ember Saturday Matthew 5:17-20. Whoever does and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven....Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. This scripture lesson is great good news ... Full story

 FRIDAY, September 18 (Edward Bouverie Pusey) Ember Friday Matthew 5:11-16. Let your light shine before others. Once again we reflect on the subject of light. Most of us have known people who want to claim center stage. In school it was the class clown. ... Full story

THURSDAY, September 17 (Hildegard of Bingen) Matthew 5:1-10. Blessed are... In the gospel reading for today we hear the Beatitudes. Last Saturday we reflected on what it means to be pleasing to God. This lesson follows that one naturally. Part of the fruits ... Full story

WEDNESDAY, September 16 (Ninian of Galloway) Ember Wednesday Matthew 4:18-25. Follow me. Several years ago I visited the Holy ... Full story

TUESDAY, September 15 Matthew 4:12-17. The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. Yesterday, Holy Cross Day, we reflected on John's "children of light." Today we read Matthew, and the theme of light continues. The light is, of course, Jesus. In the television show Ghost ... Full story

MONDAY, September 14 Holy Cross Day John 12:31-36a. ...so that you may become children of light. Today is Holy Cross Day. Some reflect on the Christus Rex with Christ the King depicted on a cross of glory. Some reflect on a crucifix with a Christ of agony who died ... Full story

SUNDAY, September 13 15 Pentecost Isaiah 50:4-9a. The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of a teacher. The Church of Nigeria is the fastest growing province in the Anglican Communion. A few years ago, when relations were more cordial than they are now, Archbishop Peter Akinola visited our ... Full story

SATURDAY, September 12 (John Henry Hobart) Matthew 3:13-17. ...with whom I am well pleased. These words were spoken by God about Jesus at his baptism. It is something every child wants to hear from his parents, teacher, and pastor. It is something we seek as adults from our boss, our peers, and our lover. ... Full story

FRIDAY, September 11 Matthew 3:1-12. Prepare the way of the Lord. Camel hair clothing, locusts, wild honey...what a strange character we meet today. And yet the people came to him to be baptized. Sometimes God uses very unlikely people as messengers.... Full story

THURSDAY, September 10 (Alexander Crummell) Philippians 2:12-30. ...among whom you shine as lights in the world....Be glad and rejoice. Paul uses this imagery to encourage the early Christians to keep strong in the midst of a "crooked and perverse generation." In days when proclaiming Jesus Christ as ... Full story

"The Eureka Solution: The Gift of Vision" by Angelo Ismirnioglou is now available to view online with the new Digital Edition. You can view the book on The Eureka! Network in The Eureka! Solution section. Double-click on the flipping pages, or just click on "Open Publication." You ... Full story

The Eureka! Network is excited to announce that the Forward Day by Day Devotional audio podcast is live on Itunes. You will find the Forward Day by Day Daily Devotional below in the Daily Eureka! section. Forward Movement is an official, non-profit agency of The Episcopal Church. Since 1935 we have ... Full story

WEDNESDAY, September 9 (Constance and her Companions) Matthew 2:1-12. They saw the child...and paid him homage...they offered him gifts. Those who have been reading the lectionary each day have seen a great shift. Readings from the Gospel of Mark ended with the empty tomb, and now we move to ... Full story

TUESDAY, September 8 Mark 16:1-8(9-20). Terror and amazement had seized them. Mark describes the women at the tomb as filled with terror and amazement. These seem like contradictory emotions. But a few months ago, I came to see them more clearly. My grandson had waited expectantly until he ... Full story

SUNDAY, September 6 14 PentecostPsalm 146. I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. On any given Sunday, worship is conducted in a huge variety of ways. Some churches sing praise music, others ancient hymns; some use incense, ... Full story

SATURDAY, September 5 Mark 15:33-39. Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. Whenever I leave the Good Friday service, I am wrung out. The dramatic reading of the Passion and the emotional preaching drive home the tragedy of Jesus' last moments on the cross. Once ... Full story

FRIDAY, September 4 (Paul Jones) Mark 15:22-32. The chief priests, along with the scribes, were also mocking him. Jesus was not having a good day. Betrayed, arrested, beaten, and hanging on a cross, with only hours to live--couldn't they give him a break? Yet they mocked him because he ... Full story

THURSDAY, September 3 Mark 15:12-21. They compelled a passer-by... Years ago I took forty young people on a mission trip to an Indian reservation. In Nebraska we discovered that our bus company planned to drop us off and return in three weeks. However, our contract called for the bus ... Full story

WEDNESDAY, September 2 (The Martyrs of New Guinea) Mark 15:1-11. You say so. Some people seem stuck on themselves. Whether in a social setting or interaction with coworkers, we sometimes feel trapped by people who appear to be working too hard to convince us how important they are. ... Full story

TUESDAY, September 1 (David Pendleton Oakerhater) Mark 14:66-72. I do not know this man. It is easy to stand with or emulate those we admire when the world is heaping praise upon them. But to continue to stand with them when the crowd turns is a different matter. When palm branches wave ... Full story

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22–23 Want to be a better man? Love Jesus. And, if you love Him, you will obey Him. In Galatians 5, Paul tells us that the fruits of sin (not obeying God) are the opposite of the fruits of the ... Full story

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.Deuteronomy 6:5 “Love God and do what you want,” said St. Augustine, perhaps the greatest theologian that has ever walked the face of the earth. Augustine understood Jesus. When asked what the greatest commandment was, Jesus quoted Deuteronomy 6:5. Augustine was merely paraphrasing Jesus. When you do love God ... Full story

I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. Romans 7:15 Why is it so hard to do the things you want to do or to be the man you want to be? Nearly every man wants to be a better man, a ... Full story

THERE is no bondage in the Heavenly Life. There is Perfect Freedom. This is its great glory. This Supreme Freedom is gained only by obedience. He who obeys the Highest co-operates with the Highest, and so masters every force within himself and every condition without. A man may choose the lower and neglect the Higher, but the Higher is never overcome by the lower : ... Full story

IF a man would know Love, and partake of its undying bliss, he must practise it in his heart; he must become Love. He who always acts from the spirit of Love is never deserted, is never left in a dilemma or difficulty, for Love (impersonal Love) is both Knowledge and Power. He who has learned how to Love has learned how to master every ... Full story

  THE Children of Light who abide in the Kingdom of Heaven see the universe, and all that it contains, as the manifestation of one Law—the Law of Love. They see Love as the moulding, sustaining, protecting, and perfecting Power immanent in all things animate and inanimate. To them Love is not merely and only a rule of life, it is the Law of life, it ... Full story

THE righteous man is invincible. No enemy can possibly overcome or con-found him ; and he needs no other protection than that of his own integrity and holiness. As it is impossible for evil to overcome Good, so the righteous man can never be brought low by the unrighteous. Slander, envy, hatred, malice can never reach him, nor cause him any suffering, and those who ... Full story

INTO the cause of causes shalt thou penetrate, and lifting, one after another, every veil of illusion, shalt reach at last the inmost Heart of Being. Thus becoming one with Life, thou shalt know all life, and, seeing into causes, and knowing realities, thou shalt be no more anxious about thyself, and others, and the world, but shalt see that all things that are, are ... Full story

    "Oh, that You would bless me indeed, "   and enlarge my territory,   that Your hand would be with me,   and that You would keep me from evil,   that I may not cause pain!      1 Chronicles ... Full story

THE man who conquers another by force is strong ; the man who conquers himself by Meekness is mighty. He who conquers another by force will himself likewise be conquered ; he who conquers himself by Meekness will never be overthrown, for the human cannot overcome the divine. The meek man is triumphant in defeat. Socrates lives the more by being put to death; in ... Full story

    18 There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. 19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path. 20 Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat, 21 for drunkards and gluttons become ... Full story

IN whatever condition a man finds himself, he can always find the True ; and he can find it only by so utilising his present condition as to become strong and wise. The effeminate hankering after rewards, and the craven fear of punishment, let them be put away for ever, and let a man joyfully bend himself to the faithful performance of all his duties, ... Full story

Bruce Wilkinson’s in-depth, line-by-line analysis of1 Chronicles 4:10 in The Prayer of Jabez is something worth remembering. You rush through readings and grasp an overall meaning. However, what if you slowed down and looked at each line. There are meanings inside the meanings. Although they are subtle, they are monumental in their affect on you. You not only see that this prayer is positive, ... Full story

SEERS of the Cosmos see the universe as a perfect whole, and not as an imperfect jumble of parts. The Great Teachers are men of abiding joy and heavenly peace. The blind captive of unholy desire may cry: " Ah ! Love, could you and I with Him conspire To grasp this sorry scheme of things entire, Would we not shatter it to bits, and then Remould ... Full story

  Each day you have the opportunity to make changes to your life. Why is it if you do 100 good things, it seems that everyone in your life will only see that one bad thing? Your family, teachers, bosses, coworkers, and friends do it to you everyday. Do you need to criticize yourself? Start thinking in a positive way.  Each day you ... Full story

WHEN in their ignorance men would destroy themselves, its everlasting arms are thrown about them in loving, albeit sometimes painful, protection. Every pain we suffer brings us nearer to the knowledge of the Divine Wisdom. Every blessedness we enjoy speaks to us of the perfection of the Great Law, and of the fullness of bliss that shall be man’s when he has come to his ... Full story

What you think about creates your life. The thoughts in your mind create your reality. This is your vision. How you see yourself, and your life. You must realize that this is the key to your entire life. This is your truth. You are conditioned from birth by your parents, culture, friends, school, work, television, radio, books, movies, church, and every other sensory perception ... Full story

WHEN a man exchanges coppers for silver, and silver for gold, he does not thereby give up the use of money ; he exchanges a heavy mass for one that is lighter and smaller but more valuable. So when a man exchanges hurry for deliberation, and deliberation for calmness, he does not give up effort, he merely exchanges a diffusive and more or less ineffective ... Full story

PRESSING forward persistently along a given way is sure to lead to a destination that is definitely associated with that way. Frequent going aside, or turning back, will render effort fruitless ; no destination will he reached ; success will remain afar off. Effort, and the more effort, and then effort again, is the keynote of success. As the simple old saying has it: " If at ... Full story

SUCCESS is rooted in a subtle mental brooding along a given line. It subsists in an individual characteristic, or combination of characteristics, and not in a particular circumstance, or set of circumstances. The circumstances appear, it is true, and form part of the success, but these would be useless without the mind that can penetrate and utilise them. At the root of every success there is ... Full story

IT will be seen that the first step in the discipline of the mind is the over-coming of indolence. This is the easiest step, and until it is perfectly accomplished the other steps cannot be taken. The clinging to indolence constitutes a complete barrier to the Path of Truth. Indolence consists in giving the body more ease and sleep than it requires, in procrastinating, and ... Full story

We’re all asking the same question: “How can I survive the current crisis?”        In this highly practical book, Patrick Morley helps you understand what ... Full story

Eureka! After years of wondering what my life is about, I have discovered the answer has always been right in front of me. I have searched the ends of the Earth. I have experienced so much. All of those problems, all of those worries, what was I thinking? I have been trying to reinvent the wheel. Maybe that is it, I was not thinking. All the ... Full story

Today is a day of contemplation. Relax and enjoy your surroundings. Take in all the good in your life. No matter how bad life seems, look around to find one special area in your life. Maybe it is your wife, your children, the place you live, or even the blue sky. Start with one thing each day and honor it. Maybe everything is going too ... Full story

“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:27 NIV Full story

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. Matthew 6:9-13 ... Full story

“Do you know anyone who has ever won the rat race?” Patrick Morley asks you to look within yourself. For within you are the answers. Each chapter examines one of the 24 problems that men face. The problems are discussed with their applications in our society while using the Bible for ... Full story