Devotional

Wed Oct 16-What Time Is It?

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Lately, I really feel like the clock is ticking and that I never have enough time to get everything done. I keep looking at my watch and my calendar and time seems to be accelerating. As humans, our concept of time is linear. We see our lives stretch out from birth to death.

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Mon Oct 14-Turn, Turn, Turn

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Comparing various versions of verse 3:1 inspired me to think about where this scripture says TIME is located and active: some say “under heaven” or “the heavens”; another says “on the earth”. The International Children’s Bible says simply “there’s a right time for everything. Everything on earth has its special season.”

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Tue Oct 8 – Everyone is Welcome

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I love a good baked bean recipe. One taste and I’m filled with childhood memories of a bustling fellowship hall full of familiar faces, delicious smells, and full plates. Our sanctuary on Sundays was never full, but the fellowship hall for weekly suppers always had a line out the door.

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Mon Oct 7 – Not Alone

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I’ll be honest, I never understood the fascination with Holy Communion, until I experienced a season where I spent several extended periods at a Catholic retreat center. A cohort I was meeting with for leadership development met there for something like 16 days over two years. It was a transformative experience.

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Fri Oct 4- Walking With God

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What is it that God wants from us? This is the question that Israel asks when the prophet Micah points out their failure to uphold their end of the covenant that God made with Israel. God has been faithful to Israel, but they have fallen away from loving God.

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Wed Oct 2-Love Others Like They Are Family

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What did Paul mean when he wrote to the Romans “Love each other like the members of your family.” Loving the members of your immediate family can be a challenge sometimes. The grievances against our brothers or sisters may be traced to sibling rivalry, or they may run much deeper

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Tue Oct 1-I Forgive You, But…

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It is overwhelming to think about how much forgiveness God has given to humankind! Think about our day to day – how many times do we screw up, so we need forgiveness or how many times do we need to forgive those in our lives? Let’s just think about yesterday – who did you forgive and who needed to grant you forgiveness? Every day there is one or many times that we need to forgive or need to be forgiven – small slights or giant mistakes.

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