A long while ago, a painting by Anna Mary Robertson, better known as Grandma Moses, was brought to the Antiques Roadshow for appraisal. Born before the Civil War, Robertson did not take…
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Ephesians
Made New
A curious 15-year-old boy named Adrian was taking piano lessons from a teacher when a question hit him that would change the next five years of his life. Grand piano…
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Mature
God has called us to mature growth in a much larger arena–into the whole creation—it’s only when we prepare for that mission that we become the servant God has called us to be.
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Equipped
The same is true for our spiritual journey through life, we need to be properly outfitted and supplied. We need to take all the right equipment with us to accomplish the purpose we have been given.
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A Worthy Life.
It’s super important to not only know who we are but where our lives are headed. Without that kind of direction, we will often slog through life without ever accomplishing or becoming who God has called us to be. Someone once said that life without God is like an unsharpened pencil – it has no point.
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Rooted and Grounded
To be fruitful in life, to make a difference in God’s kingdom in everything we do. There undoubtedly will be hard times, times of turmoil, stress, and suffering. Even in these times, we want to be a “tree” whose leaves do not wither. Even if we’re not bearing much fruit at the moment, we want to remain vital, a “tree” in the mode of Psalm 1.
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Better Together
As the world around us builds moats we are called to construct bridges. Let’s listen to the builders of the early Church and to the voice of the Spirit which empowered them. These are troubling times, but there is kingdom work to be done.
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But GOD…
Our world thirsts for grace in ways it does not even recognize.” The hymn Amazing Grace edged onto the Top Ten charts two hundred years after composition.” The hymn’s composer John Newton, who was once an infidel and slave trader, had been thirsty for grace. After he discovered the grace of God, he never ceased to be amazed.
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The Church is on a Mission
A little girl at the beach was enjoying a bag of chips. As always there were a few seagulls milling around keeping their distance although interested in a free lunch….
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The Family Is….
Years ago, I ran across a poem of sorts about the Church, although the author is unknown their sentiments certainly ring true. They wrote this statement, “This is my church….
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