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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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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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Talitha Arnold
Mar 23, 20222 min read
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...
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Talitha Arnold
Mar 8, 20222 min read
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...
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Talitha Arnold
Feb 10, 20222 min read
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....
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Talitha Arnold
Jan 12, 20222 min read
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...
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Jan 3, 20221 min read
The Tenth Day of Christmas
The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. - John 1:9 (NRSV) According to the English Christmas carol, ten...
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unitedchurchsf
Nov 30, 20211 min read
Finding Our Way (Again
Reverend Talitha Arnold “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; that the Lord may teach us the...
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unitedchurchsf
Nov 19, 20212 min read
Huldah The Truth Teller
By: Rev. Talitha Arnold So the priest Hilkiah, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to the prophetess Huldah the wife of Shallum son...
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Nov 9, 20212 min read
A Restorer of Life
By: Reverend Talitha Arnold The women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without next-of-kin; and may his...
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