As Advent begins, we start by acknowledging the weariness, grief, rage and hopelessness we carry—and we also affirm that we are made for joy. Joy is designed to live in a full house of other emotions. …
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There are people around you who need your presence. It's time to be "creatures of the day."…
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The miracles of the past are not confined to history. They are the prelude to the miracles awaiting us in the present and the future.
May the story of Joshua inspire us to step forward in faith, trusting that our God is the same yesterday, today and forever.…
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“The darkness may have had its day, but God is dreaming.” It might be scary, it might be horrifying, but the darkness can’t win. In the person of Jesus, God has empowered us to help make all those true, good and holy dreams of God come true, on earth as…
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Welcome to October – a season when we willingly subject ourselves to fear for the sake of entertainment. But what about the fears that lurk in the shadows of our minds, the anxious thoughts that haunt our everyday lives? Our anxieties, in this life, will always be with us. But…
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While our inclination might be to retreat in the face of the unknown, may we instead be brave agents of peace, who are also fostering a generation dedicated to building bridges and promoting understanding.…
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Defining freedom as doing whatever you want - even though it breaks relationships - is not true freedom. This holiday weekend that marks the change in seasons and rhythms in so many ways, we pause to consider what is true freedom? And we celebrate that Jesus sets us free to…
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What if we believed that when we pray we are praying to a listening and responding God? Today we look to the Canaanite women who Jesus meets in Matthew 15 to consider the power of prayer.…
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If you have felt or you feel lonely right now, you’re not alone. Many of us struggle with loneliness. What can we learn from Jesus’ experience in lonely places that can be helpful - that can be soul care even - for us in our lonely places and seasons?…
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What does it mean to have inclined hearts? Like the seeds that fall on good soil and begin to grow, we live our lives stretching out to God… because it matters if we don’t. We live our lives reading the Word and putting the Word into practice because it matters…
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