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A compelling devotional by Day1 host Peter Wallace, designed to help people of all ages connect meaningfully with God as revealed in the Psalms.

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An Unexpected Encounter: Putting My Anti-Racism Training to Work

The Rev. Peter Wallace

After you spend time and energy trying to learn something, sometimes God gives you an opportunity to put it into practice, ready or not. And that's a good thing because it compels us to live what we've learned. For me, it happened the moment I walked out the door after an anti-racism training workshop.

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The Four Spiritual Invitations: Saying Something About God

The Rev. Peter Wallace

I got stumped the other day by what would seem to be a rather easy question: "Would you say something to us about God?"

I was meeting with a dozen members of an important committee in the denomination to which I belong. The members were asking me all sorts of questions about my calling, how it has unfolded, how I foresee it at work, how I will pursue it in the future. I answered the questions as honestly and succinctly as I could. I thought it was going pretty well.

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Other Recent Peter Wallace Blog Articles

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February 28, 2012

Embracing the Cross: A Lenten Meditation on Mark 8:34

The Rev. Peter Wallace

In the gospel text for this Sunday, Jesus encourages us to take up our cross. What might happen if we do?
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February 21, 2012

Spending Lent in the Psalms - Daily Meditations

The Rev. Peter Wallace

Day1 host and author Peter Wallace invites you to join him in meditating on the Psalms every day from Ash Wednesday through Holy Week.
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January 19, 2012

Young Preachers Offer Hope for the Church's Future

The Rev. Peter Wallace

Spending four days with over 120 young preachers from a diverse spectrum of locations and denominations has only increased my hope for the future of the church. Here's my report from the 2012 National Conference of Young Preachers, put on by the Academy of Preachers.
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October 24, 2011

This Week's Psalm: Rising Above Stress (Ps. 107)

The Rev. Peter Wallace

Psalm 107 reminds us that when we are burdened by stress and anxiety in life, God's steadfast love offers a way to rise above it.
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October 20, 2011

This Week's Psalm: Counting Our Days (Psalm 90)

The Rev. Peter Wallace

Psalm 90 (this week's lectionary psalm) encourages us to live every day to the full, trusting in God's loving, steadfast presence.
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August 11, 2011

Cries in the Street: Listening to the Homeless

The Rev. Peter Wallace

On a recent day with ministry colleagues on the streets of Atlanta, I heard echoes of Psalm 55 in the cries of the homeless people we listened to.
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July 11, 2011

What Are You Hoarding, and Why?

The Rev. Peter Wallace

Digging deeper into Jesus' teaching in Matthew 6:19-21 about stockpiling treasure in heaven makes me wonder what I really treasure in life.
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June 24, 2011

Dealing with Doubt: Are God's Promises of Happiness True?

The Rev. Peter Wallace

What are we to make of the glowing promises God makes in the Bible--for instance, Psalm 128--for those who trust in God? What if they don't come true?