Tue Dec 30-Sit Down, Slow Down, Phone Down
Total celebration – fullness of joy – abundance of joy. This is what it means to be in God’s presence. Do you remember the last time you experienced that level of joy?
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Tue Dec 23-Longing for Truth
Oh, how we long for truth in these times. We ache for leaders who decide what is right and just—not by what polls well, not by what looks good on the surface, and certainly not by what benefits them personally. Where are such people to be found?
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Wed Dec 17-God Rules
In ancient times, sentries stood watch on the walls of a city, scanning the horizon for runners carrying news from far away. When a figure appeared in the distance, the lookouts would call out, and people would gather near the city gate, holding their breath, eager to hear what was happening in the wider world.
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Mon Dec 15-Welcome Each Other
Unfortunately, a source of stress for many during the holiday season is gathering with family members we do not see regularly. Family dynamics can be complicated.
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Wed Dec 3-Practical Love
John the Baptist sets the standard for the practical dimensions of love at work in the world.
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Wed Nov 26-Unique Praises
Comparison is a dangerous thing. We know already that it steals joy. But it does something even more corrosive: it steals gratitude. The moment we fix our eyes on what someone else has, we stop seeing the gifts that are already in our hands. Gratitude cannot grow in a heart preoccupied with someone else’s harvest.
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Tue Nov 18-New Every Morning
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” No one is quite sure who said it first—it’s often credited to Churchill, but there’s no record of him ever saying it. Still, the wisdom stands. Giving up is easy. Persevering—especially when life feels heavy—is hard.
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Tue Nov 11-When We Feel Shame
This is the first instance of human shame recorded in the Bible. Up to this point, the humans’ relationship with God (and with each other) has been carefree and close. God walks in the garden, and the implication is that Adam and Eve come to walk alongside. But after the incident with the fruit from the forbidden tree, things change.
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Mon Nov 3-Unseen But Known
How often do you feel unseen? You give your best at home, at work, or in serving the community, yet it seems no one notices. You may begin to wonder whether what you do even matters.
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Fri Oct 31-Stay in the Promise
The idea that “life must be lived forward, but can only be understood backward,” is attributed to the 19th-century Danish philosopher and theologian Søren Kierkegaard. I’ve often preached it this way: “We typically only see God in the rearview mirror.”
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Tue Oct 21-VIP
This is one of those passages that’s liable to be misinterpreted – not because it’s message isn’t clear, noble or good, but because many of us in the church struggle with our own self-perception.
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Fri Oct 17-It All Belongs
“Now, now, this is no time for _____.” How many times have you heard that? How many times have you said it?
