Easter Devotion #4 - The Empty Tomb
How do we deal with that empty tomb? There is no getting around it. We can choose to deny it, ignore it, or accept it as God’s promise to...
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Feb 82 min
Easter Devotion #3 - Fear
He was terrified. Overwhelmed with grief and guilt. Fear will do that to us. His light had gone out and darkness had him in its...
Faith Not Fear
Feb 82 min
Easter Devotion #2 - The Promise of Easter
Is Easter more to us than special services, new clothes, Easter baskets, and dinner with family? Does the promise of Easter guide us...
Faith Not Fear
Feb 82 min
Easter Devotion #1 - He Is Risen!
Hallelujah, He is risen! Christ is risen indeed! All around the world Christians will be singing, shouting, and sharing this Good News...
Faith Not Fear
Feb 82 min
Lent Devotion #6 - Total Depravity
The prophet Isaiah had a vision of being transported to the throne room of God. And his first response was to cry out and say, “Woe is...
Faith Not Fear
Feb 82 min
Lent Devotion #5 - The Square Peg and the Round Hole
I have been thinking of square pegs and round holes all week. More accurately, I have been thinking about an old phrase that claims, “you...
Faith Not Fear
Feb 82 min
Lent Devotion #4 - Hope and Tragedy
One of the most hopeful passages of Scripture is found in John 14:27. And one of the most tragic passages of Scripture is found in...
Faith Not Fear
Feb 82 min
Lent Devotion #3 - The Importance of 40 Days
Lent is a 40-day journey of personal reflection. We don’t know why the early Christians chose 40 days, but most people connect it to the...
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Feb 82 min
Lent Devotion #2 - The Origins of Lent
According to Socrates, “the unexamined life is not worth living.” If we don’t stop, every now and then, and take the time to identify...
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Feb 82 min
Lent Devotion #1: Abraham and Paul
When God called Abram (later named Abraham) and told him to leave his home and his family, God told him that he would become a blessing...
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Nov 30, 20232 min
Advent Devotional #1: Slow Down & Enjoy the Season
We started 2 races this weekend, both with Christmas as the finish line. Black Friday started the first race with its focus on “getting.”...
Faith Not Fear
Nov 29, 20231 min
Advent #2: Sharing Mercy With Others
As we continue our Advent journey to Bethlehem, and the promised “peace on Earth” of which the angels sing, it might be helpful to...
Faith Not Fear
Nov 28, 20231 min
Advent #3: Finding Peace in Christ
One hymn that is almost always sung in Advent is O Come, O Come Emmanuel. Listen closely to the words, it appears to be a prayer that God...
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Nov 27, 20231 min
Advent #4: Finding Peace
The Magi followed a star to that stable in Bethlehem and the shepherds were sent to see the newborn child by an angel choir. What is it...
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Nov 26, 20231 min
Christmas: Tell Christ's Story
So much is just like it was back in Bethlehem when the shepherds went looking for the one the angels had told them about. Christmas is...
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Nov 25, 20231 min
Epiphany: The Hope for What's to Come
As the darkness begins to retreat day by day, and the light finds its way back, we can begin to put aside our doubts and trust that God has
Faith Not Fear
May 9, 20232 min
Conflict Resolution
We have the capability to reason our way to common ground. We can bring peace out of chaos.
Faith Not Fear
Apr 25, 20232 min
Trusting God Alone
True peace comes from being in relationship with God, which leads us to proper relationship with this universe and all that dwell within it.
Faith Not Fear
Apr 11, 20232 min
Being Who God Created Us to Be
Slow down. Listen to the Spirit who wants to shape you and guide you. And then, be who you know yourself to be.
Faith Not Fear
Mar 28, 20232 min
Accepting Our Imperfection
The pathway to peace invites us to be holy as God is holy; but we will never be perfect.
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