Ways to Give
On Persistence as Faith October 16, 2022 Traceymay Kalvaitis Psalm 119:105-109 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow your righteous laws. I have suffered much; preserve my life, Lord, according...
On What Gratefulness Can Do October 9, 2022 Traceymay Kalvaitis Psalm 111:1 Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation. Luke 17:11-19 On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the...
On Having Faith vs. Living Faith October 2, 2022 Traceymay Kalvaitis Habakkuk 2:4 Behold, he whose soul is not upright in him shall fail, but the righteous shall live by his faith. Luke 17:5-10 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” And the Lord said,...
On Where We Meet the World and How We Mind Our Gate September 25, 2022 Traceymay Kalvaitis Amos 5: 4, 12-15 For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: Seek me and live; For I know how many are your transgressions, and how great are your sins –you who afflict the...
On Our Wealth in One Another September 18, 2022 Traceymay Kalvaitis Amos 8:4-7 Hear this, you that trample on the needy, and bring to ruin the poor of the land, saying, “When will the new moon be over so that we may sell grain; and the sabbath, so that we may offer...
On Belonging September 11, 2022 Traceymay Kalvaitis Psalm 51: 1, 6, and 12 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy, blot out my transgressions. You desire truth in the inward being; therefore teach me wisdom in my...
On Choosing One September 4, 2022 Traceymay Kalvaitis Psalm 139:7-12 Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there. If I take the wings of the morning and settle...
On Faith and Foodstamps July 31, 2022 Traceymay Kalvaitis Psalm 49: 5-7 Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds me, those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches? Truly, no ransom avails for...
Psalm 85: 10-11 On Practicing Prayer July 24, 2022 Traceymay Kalvaitis Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will kiss each other. Faithfulness will spring up from the ground, and righteousness will look down from the sky. Luke 11:1-4 He...
On Approaching God July 17, 2022 Traceymay Kalvaitis Psalm 15 O Lord, who may abide in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy hill? Those who walk blamelessly, and do what is right, and speak the truth from their heart; who do not slander with their tongue, and do no...