Weekly Lay Devotion 3-3-21
Do you feel the nearness of Christ? In Paul’s letter to the Philippians, he tells them, “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness
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Weekly Lay Devotion 2-24-21
“We are unable to run from God without also running into God.” Steve Harper, in his book, “Five Marks of a Methodist”, wrote this sentence as a way of explaining
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Weekly Lay Devotion 2-17-21
The story of the two pockets is one I am thinking about on this Ash Wednesday. It is attributed to Rabbi Simcha Bunim, and goes something like this: "Everyone must
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Weekly Lay Devotion 2-10-21
It’s hard to face our own hypocrisy. We feel justified in our anger; even righteous about it. The other person? They hurt us or betrayed us. And we harden our
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Weekly Lay Devotion 02-04-21
“You are invited to anonymously contribute a secret to a group art project. Your secret can be a regret, fear, betrayal, desire, confession, or childhood humiliation. Reveal anything—as long as
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Weekly Lay Devotion 01-27-21
Today's lay devotion was written by Kim Wu: In his speech at the 2020 National Prayer Breakfast, Arthur C. Brooks said America is in a “crisis of contempt.” We have
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Weekly Lay Devotion 01-20-21
I’m sharing a poem I heard yesterday that really captured my attention. It’s when we admit we can’t do it on our own and we let go of our desire
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Weekly Lay Devotion 01-13-21
It’s hard sometimes to be nice on social media. In the heat of the moment, it’s easy to let our emotions get the best of us. A number of years
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Advent Devotion 12-24-20
Today's devotion was written by Bert Sikkelee: 1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God— 2 the gospel
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Advent Devotion 12-23-20
Today's advent devotion was written by Bob Kohari: For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love, and self-discipline. 2 Tim 1:7 During
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