Mon Apr 6-Easter Monday
We are Easter people! What does that mean to you on a day-to-day basis? Are we complacent with that “title”?
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Thu Mar 26-Courage!
When I think about courage, I always think about the Lion’s speech in the Wizard of Oz. The Lion gives a compelling speech, but in the end, he does not even convince himself, as he declares that courage is the thing he ain’t got!
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Fri Feb 27-Go Boldly
What comes to mind if I say that someone was bold? Do you feel they were a bit pushy or were wearing bright colors or talked a lot or just “stepped out of their lane”? Does boldness make you feel uncomfortable, or do you embrace it?
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Mon Feb 16-No More Veils
In these verses, Paul is referring to Exodus when Moses went to the Mountain to see God, and his face was so bright he had to wear a veil because nobody could look at him. When we think of veils, we also think of the veil that was split in the temple when Jesus died – the Holy of Holies.
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Thu Jan 22-Bring Your Sword with You?
Let me confess something to you. Growing up, I was a bully. I wanted to be in control, to have older friends, and to prove that I was strong.
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Thu Jan 8-Leading Doesn’t Always Look Like We Think
Our scripture is a prayer for King Solomon. We remember how wise he was. We remember the story about the two mothers who each claimed a baby as their own, and he was able to cleverly deduce the real mother.
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Mon Dec 29-Christmas Is Over, Now What?
I’m writing this on December 26th. Christmas is over. After all of the preparations, baking, shopping, wrapping, decorating, parties, and eating, the day is now a memory. Now what do we do?
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Tue Dec 16-For Angels or People?
When we were growing up, we went to a couple of different churches. Two of them I remember vividly for messages of hell fire and brimstone – with preachers pounding on the pulpit and people being hounded to come forward at the altar call.
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Tue Dec 2-A Charlie Brown Christmas
I watch the Charlie Brown holiday specials every year, and there is always something to take away from them.
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Thu Nov 20-Hurling Sins into the Sea
This week, I had an experience with a family that I have had before and will probably have again.
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Wed Nov 5 – Darkness & Light, Sinner & Saint
think it can be scary for people to know that God examines every thought, every feeling, every everything within us!
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Mon Oct 19-Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should (Or Have To!)
How many times when we are searching for volunteers at church or in other organizations do we say so and so is a teacher, so they “should” help with VBS because they have those skills?
