Entries by Josh Rice

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Worship in Watercolor

Good afternoon church family, Cyril had his wife go on into the grocery store ahead of him. “I’ve got a couple of text messages I really need to reply to,” he’d explained. “I’ll catch up with you.” Cyril did, indeed, have a couple of unanswered text messages on his phone. He did not, however, need […]

April 5, 2025 by
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Taking Up Our Walking Sticks

March 30, 2025 Psalm 118:19-24 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it. I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. The stone that the builders […]

March 30, 2025 by
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Smoked Out

Good morning church family, Holding the FedEx package in her hands, Aubrey’s heart thumped in her chest like a kick drum. Her mouth went dry and her ears got hot. But despite her telltale body bearing witness against her; Aubrey clung to the belief that what she was doing was more noble than naughty. Aubrey […]

March 29, 2025 by
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The Law all Wrong

March 23, 2025 Deuteronomy 4:44-46 This is the law that Moses set before the people of Israel. These are the testimonies, the statutes, and the rules, which Moses spoke to the people of Israel when they came out of Egypt, beyond the Jordan in the valley opposite Beth-peor, in the land of Sihon the king […]

March 23, 2025 by
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Acknowledging God

Good morning church family, Feeling cagey and exposed, he looked down to see if his arms were tied to the chair. They weren’t. But still, he couldn’t lift them. He couldn’t even make a fist. His freshly-shorn hair lay in clumps on the floor and the faint smell of shaving cream was in the air. […]

March 22, 2025 by