As we near the 249th birthday of the United States, it seems fitting that the character trait under consideration in this episode is citizenship. The Biblical record has something to say to what it means to be a good citizen, making clear that the relationship does not end with any nation's borders.  

During the summer, this podcast is pondering a series of character traits developed by a NC school district years ago for its students.  This week, we focus on the attribute of compassion drawing from a beloved parable of Jesus to enlighten us. 

A prayer in response to yesterday's events in Iran. 

My summer series is reflecting on desired character traits identified by a school district years ago.  This week, we focus on the importance of appreciating differences in others. 

Starting Sunday, this podcast will be linked with its sibling blog (ordinary-grace.com).  While you are welcome to scroll through earlier posts there, I'm highlighting the ones that generated the most comments when they went live last year. Here's # 1.   

As I launch this podcast, I'm sharing posts from its sibling blog (ordinary-grace.com) that evoked the most comments in 2024.  Here is # 2! 

In beginning the podcast version of my devotional blog ordinary-grace.com, I decided to share the top three posts from 2024 when it came to reader comment.  Here is number 3.