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Verse of the Day: 'The Lord is in Your Midst'

by God's Politics Editor 05-07-2013
The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; [God] will rejoice over you with gladness, [God] will renew you in his love; [God] will exult over you with loud singing. - Zephaniah 3:17 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail
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Prayer of the Day: Unity of the Church

by God's Politics Editor 05-07-2013
God, we pray today for unity of the church, that we may be of one mind. Help us to overcome our differences while celebrating the unique gifts and insights of each person, denomination and community. Amen.
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Voice of the Day: Richard Foster

by God's Politics Editor 05-03-2013
We have real difficulty here because everyone thinks of changing the world, but where, oh where, are those who think of changing themselves? People may genuinely want to be good, but seldom are they prepared to do what it takes to produce the inward life of goodness that can form the soul. Personal formation into the likeness of Christ is arduous and lifelong. - Richard Foster + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
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Verse of the Day: Love Your Enemies

by God's Politics Editor 05-03-2013
You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.” But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax-collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. - Matthew 5:43-48 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail
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Prayer of the Day:

by God's Politics Editor 05-03-2013
 Like a tree planted by living water is the person who commits to your ways, O Lord. Nourish us with your disciplining love; prune our branches for growth. Teach us also to recognize good fruit and to recoil from the bitterness of the bad. Amen. - Common Prayer
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Voice of the Day: Rob Bell

by God's Politics Editor 05-01-2013
Times change. God doesn’t, but times do. We learn and grow, and the world around us shifts, and the Christian faith is alive only when it is listening, morphing, innovating, letting go of whatever has gotten in the way of Jesus and embracing whatever will help us be more and more the people God wants us to be. - Rob Bell + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
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Verse of the Day: 'If You Wish to be Perfect'

by God's Politics Editor 05-01-2013
Jesus said to him, ‘If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’ - Matthew 19:21 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail
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