“It’s more than me. It’s about the Word. About the people. There are voices to be heard. It’s about LOVE. About GRACE. About knowing that we’re all one race.” – Laura Bermes, More Than Me* Beloved of God, What do the words graced, affirmed, humbled, overwhelmed, blessed, moved, challenged, and wowed all have in […]
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“Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom of Israel?” Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in […]
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The risen Christ, who walks on wounded feet from garden tomb through darkened city street, unlocks the door of grief, despair, and fear, and speaks a work of peace to all who hear. The risen Christ, who stands with wounded side, breathes out his Spirit on them to abide whose faith still wavers, who […]
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When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days…he said, “Take away the stone”…and he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind […]
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“As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.” – Galatians 3:27 Beloved of God, It’s become a favorite of our children and their friends. Whenever they bring playmates over, they inevitably head for the basement. That’s where all the cool stuff is: a growing Legos collection, an assortment of […]
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Jesus sent his twelve harvest hands out with this charge: “Don’t begin by traveling to some far-off place to convert unbelievers. And don’t try to be dramatic by tackling some public enemy. Go to the lost, confused people right here in the neighborhood. Tell them that the kingdom is here. Bring health to the sick. […]
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For you shall go out in joy, and be led forth in peace; The mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.” – Isaiah 55:12 Beloved of God, The New Year is here—wanna dance? I certainly feel like it! What gets me […]
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Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. – James 5:7 To Those Who Await Immanuel, As we begin December the pace of our community life and our personal lives gets turned up a notch. There’s always more going on that we can reasonably expect to be a part of! The modern world […]
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You do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. – 2 Peter 1:19 Beloved of God, Daylight is growing more precious these days, as the time of the sun’s setting slips before 6pm and the […]
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And the Lord said…will not God grant justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long in helping them? I tell you, he will quickly grant justice to him. And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth? ~ Luke 18:6-8 Beloved of […]
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