DEVOTIONS
GO DEEPER WITH THE MESSAGES
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The Leg Lamp
Christmas Eve's message is about being a "Novelty Light."
In prep for that, I purchased the Leg Lamp for our living room. We have a table that doubles as a dog crate, and before I could plug the lamp in, I put it on the corner of the table and ...
The Longest Night
There’s an exact moment when the darkness gets shorter/smaller, and the light begins to have a larger impact/presence.
That’s true scientifically and also true in our lives.
Today is the Winter Solstice.
It’s the shortest day of the ...
A rebel and a dictator walk into a bar . . .
We have both within us.
A rebel and a dictator.
What are you today?
Within us, we have two different ways of being.
We have our True Self and our False Self.
From Richard Rohr:
Our False Self is our ego, who we think we are, ...
Saying it does not make it so!
How many times have you heard, “Do not be afraid!”
We talk about it in messages. The past weeks of meditations were all about not being afraid. But. Let’s get real.
Just because someone says to you, “Do not be afraid.” It does not make ...
We need a “yes” to begin.
I just felt weird. I wasn’t sure what was up, but I felt weird. It was a stressful time, lots of “drama” at the school where I was teaching. A group of teachers were trying to get the assistant principal fired (for no reason other than she was ...
Celebrating the wins . . .
I love to play games! And I love to win! I'm so darn competitive (it's why I don't play sports because I'd lose all the time. So, I channel my competitive nature to other things, like Bananagrams.
Or loving people in the name of ...
“Cast Your Fears in the Fire”
Today we have a guest author, Joycelyn Armstrong. Joycelyn is a gifted leader at West and in our community and has a powerful story regarding addressing fear.
Recently I had the proverbial match lit and was ready to throw it on my 20 year ...
Preposterous Promise
I received this from a friend and colleague. It’s so powerful and so timely.
As you read it, take time to pause at each line and really let these words resonate with you.
This is the “Preposterous Promise.”
Brennan Manning, in ...
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” – Jonathan Edwards
Ummmmm, no.
Over this series, we’ve been talking about promises, hope, and God’s faithfulness.
Holding onto the idea that hope comes from remembering promises!
Often times humanity misunderstands God because we think God was ...
Feed a cold, starve a fever
The saying “feed a cold, starve a fever” dates back to a dictionary published by John Withals in 1574 because a note indicated “fasting is a great remedy of fever.”
The belief that has been sustained through the years is that the body needs ...
Showing Up
Happy Friday!
Last Sunday, I approached Tammy, our Ding Dong Ditch leader, and asked how many people we had that still needed to be chosen/adopted/sponsored. I believe 31 was the number.
But Tammy immediately followed that number with the ...
Why Not Me?
It’s a message illustration I’ll never forget.
The pastor was sharing how he visited a family where the wife had just received a terminal cancer diagnosis.
That’s always tragic, but this particular instance had some untimely ...
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