DEVOTIONS
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Daring: Flashy Verses Consistency
Several years ago I had the privilege of leading a Celebration of Life service for someone that I knew only for a brief amount of time. In planning for the service the family shared with me that they wanted a time of "open sharing." They wanted ...
What We See vs How We See
During a message on sacrificing personal desires in order to make a difference in someone else's life a friend of mine used a personal illustration.
He shared about a time when he'd had a REALLY bad day. Multiple people were angry with him. ...
Daring to Claim the Power of Intimacy
Can you remember a time in a relationship with someone that after that conversation you knew you'd grown to new depths? You'd encountered intimacy of a friendship/relationship and that intimacy was life-giving?
To have authentic, meaningful ...
Is it ok to wear pajamas to “church?”
(Permission has been granted to use the following story).
A friend of mine shared on her Facebook page a self-described rant about how her daughter was treated following a church worship service.
Her "apparel" was judged to be inappropriate ...
Meditation: Daring Ourselves
When is the last time you took a dare?
A dare is when we have the courage to do something . . . something typically outside our comfort zones.
Doing new things - well, that's scary. For anyone, typically. That's why organizations like ...
Intimate Relationships are AMAZING things!
Learning to see from the eyes of the ones whom we love.
Ask: "How would they feel if I said/did this?" It puts things in a completely different perspective. It pushes us to forgo seeing only our personal "way" of seeing. It pushes us into ...
Friends Devotion #3
Fickle comes from an Old English word ficol, which means deceitful.
In each of our lives we have the opportunity to have friends that are constants or fickle.
What are some constants that exist in your life?
A "constant" is something that is ...
Friends Devotion #2
When my son went to college he was determined to make new friends. Having been taught that you have to “be a friend to have one,” he was determined that within the first week he was going to have made new long-term friends.
Probably two weeks ...
Friends Devotion #1
Friendship.
It's truly one of the most beautiful things we can participate in as human beings.
This week we are going to explore how we can be "superheroes" in our friendships.
When we claim the power we have to both give and receive ...
Back to Life- Devotion 2
Sometimes when we explore our inner selves we feel as if we are lacking. We know there are things before us that we should journey into and try to accomplish, but for many reasons we are afraid to take those steps of faith.
SHOULD is a KILLER ...
Back to Life- Devotion 1
Yesterday in worship we reflected on this passage from Matthew where Jesus calms the storm and walks on water . . . . Matthew includes an additional part to the story . . . . Matthew shares that Peter, too, walks on the water.
This week our ...
Floating in the Dead Sea – what an Oxymoron
You cannot NOT float in the Dead Sea!
The level of salt is so great in the Dead Sea that you can’t NOT float. (I realize that is a double negative, but I am trying to make a point!) Even if you think you cannot float, you absolutely WILL . . . ...
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