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Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Christian community” Our Bible verse for today: “What man among you, who has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open field and go after the lost one until he finds it? Luke 15:4 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Is the GoodContinue reading “Is the Good Shepherd searching for you?”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Christian community” Our Bible verse for today: “Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take up my yoke and learn from me, because I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ForContinue reading “Shine, make ’em wonder whatcha got”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Christian community” Our Bible verse for today: “… I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” Matthew 16:18 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Jesus is irresistible” I know yesterday’s devotional was a bit tough but I hope it didn’t paint a grim or defeatist picture.Continue reading “Jesus is irresistible”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Christian community” Our Bible verse for today: “And let us watch out for one another to provoke love and good works, not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day approaching.” HebrewsContinue reading “We’re rapidly losing ground”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “How to inhabit time” Our Bible verse for today: “Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 42:10 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Make time for quiet reflection” Yesterday was my day off and so I went for a long hike on a favorite trail. It was raining most ofContinue reading “Make time for quiet reflection”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “How to inhabit time” Our Bible verse for today: “But he passed right through the crowd and went on his way.” Luke 4:30 (CSB) Our thought for today: “We learned to be cool from You.” The singer Jimmy Buffett once sang a song with the title, “We learned to be coolContinue reading “We learned to be cool from You”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “How to inhabit time” Our Bible verse for today: “Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.” Matthew 25:23 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Well done, good and faithful servant” As we prepareContinue reading “Well done, good and faithful servant”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “How to inhabit time” Our Bible verse for today: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.” Matthew 5:9 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Dial it back and tone it down” The other day I began reading a book that was given to me as a gift.Continue reading “Dial it back and tone it down”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “How to inhabit time” Our Bible verse for today: “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Is it more than just a countdown to the end?” One of the problems with a preoccupation with end times theologyContinue reading “Is it more than just a countdown to the end?”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “How to inhabit time: Our Bible verse for today: “There was also a prophetess, Anna, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well along in years, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and was a widow for eighty-four years. She didContinue reading “It was just another ordinary day until …”