Mon Jun 8-Speak Up!
Remember a time when you said something boldly and a time when you chose not to speak up. Which one felt worse to you?
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Thu May 27-Fishers and FROG
Do you remember singing the song “Fishers of Men”? It’s always interesting to me when Brian teaches the kids a song during his children’s time. They are typically songs I learned in Sunday School many years ago. The songs have the right messaging but need some tweaks here and there for the times…
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Mon May 18-A Maskil for Us
There is currently a debate about how any history should be taught. Should we leave out the hard, ugly truths about how people responded (or didn’t respond) to others? Or should future generations learn all of the ugliness as well as the good and resilience people have shown throughout history?
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Mon May 11-How Do We Behave?
Wow! There it is in a nutshell, right? So obvious! God wants us to shun evil and do good, keep our tongues from evil speaking and our lips from lying. Of course – isn’t this the kind of thing that non-believers and believers alike should and can get behind!?
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Mon May 4-Let God Lead the Way
Are you the type of person that likes to take the direct route or do you like to meander and take the back roads?
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Thu Apr 23-We Are Called To Witness
Witnessing means telling others how our story fits into God’s story. Things that have happened in our lives that show us, and can show others, that God is active in our lives and that we can trust God to help us get through the things life throws at us.
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Wed Apr 15 – Pick a Side!
Let’s be guided by what Jesus said is the first commandment – to love your God with all your heart and mind and secondly – love your neighbor as yourself.
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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.
