Thu Feb 12-Extending Peace, Setting Boundaries
We have all encountered people who are simply difficult to deal with. Maybe they always seem to be in a bad mood, draining the energy out of every conversation.
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Fri Jan 30-Strength Used for Good
The Lord’s proclamation through the prophet Jeremiah is clear and unmistakable. God speaks plainly: Do what is just and right.
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Wed Jan 21-Rent Free
Have you ever had an interaction with someone—something they said or did—that stayed with you long after it ended?
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Wed Jan 7-Faith Without Knowing
Keeping our faith strong is not an easy thing to do. As we move through life, we encounter countless obstacles that test our trust in God. This struggle is not new.
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Fri Dec 26-Born From God
But those who did welcome Jesus, those who believed in his name, he authorized to become God’s children—born not from blood nor from human desire or passion, but born from God.
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Mon Dec 1-The Hope of Advent
Advent is a season of waiting, hope, and anticipation—but it’s also a time when the weight of the world can press in on us.
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Mon Nov 17-Escaping the Pit
We all experience seasons when life feels muddy and heavy—when every step seems to slip, every effort sinks, and progress feels impossible. In those moments, we may feel stuck in what David calls a “pit of death,” a place where hope feels distant and strength feels thin.
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Thu Oct 30-Looking Toward the Future
I can only imagine how Moses must have felt as he gazed out over the land God had promised his ancestors generations earlier, the Promised Land flowing with milk and honey, and then being told that he would not cross over into it.
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Wed Oct 16-Self-Control
We often think of the fruit of the Spirit as a list of beautiful qualities to pursue, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and gentleness. But the final one, self-control, may be the most empowering of them all, because it enables us to live out the others.
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Tue Oct 7-We Cannot Out-Sin the Grace of the Cross
A statement from Joe’s sermon this past Sunday that has stayed with me, is that “we cannot out-sin the grace of the cross.”
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Mon Sep 22-Render Unto Caesar…
There’s no doubt—we are living in a politically charged time. Almost every issue seems to spark more division than dialogue. Leaders on all sides often appear more interested in shouting past each other than in solving real problems. Tragically, this toxic political climate has even cost human lives. I find myself wondering: Will things ever calm down?
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Mon Sep 8-Everything God Has Created Is Good!
First Timothy is the first of the “Pastoral Letters” written by the Apostle Paul to guide his delegates, like Timothy, who have been left to “pastor” churches. Throughout 1 Timothy, Paul addresses the character of Christian leaders and emphasizes the church’s critical role in shaping the moral and spiritual life of the community.
