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?
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Thu Oct 9-It Is What It Is
ALL have sinned and fallen short, but ALL are treated as righteous by God’s Grace. Really, what more is there to say? It is what it is – it is that simple! We are all sinners, but we are all healed by Grace, and we are all saints if we only choose to accept it. So, I could end this devotion right here, but oh, we are human though, aren’t we?
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Thu Sep 25-Doing Good, Even Against the Rules
If both are not possible, do you think it is better to do good or to follow the rules? It can be a very difficult question. Jesus tended to break a lot of rules while helping others.
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Tue Sep 23-Sabbath Rules
So, have you ever gone apple picking on a Sunday afternoon? Have you ever gone to the grocery store on a Sunday? Have you ever gone out to eat or gone to a concert or sporting event on a Sunday afternoon? How about to a festival in the park?
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Wed Sep 10-What Must I Do?
There are a million things that we can participate in! Start with prayer and let the Sprit lead!
