Epiphany!

Walking in the dark can be trouble; even hazardous. Yet we do it all the time. Take a midnight stroll from the bed to the sink and see what I…

Joy Along the Way

Formation, Worship
“Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lord’s people.” Philemon 1:7 I was stationed near the finish line of…

Joy Up!

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Shout to God with loud songs of joy Psalm 47:1 Apparently in the ancient days of Judaism it was proper, and accepted, for people to leap, shout and sing to…

Joy in a Turned Back

Formation, Worship
When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! Having become human, he stayed human. It was an…

One Lasting Love

Formation, Worship
I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, may have power to grasp how wide, and long, and…

Love Thy Neighbor

Formation, Worship
“’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is…

More than a Feeling

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“For God so loved the world, that He gave his only Son. That whoever believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son…

God, the Multi-linguist

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“…each one heard their own language being spoken… Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”” (Acts 2: 6b,12) Years ago, when we were still newlyweds, a…

A Singing & Dancing Christmas

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God loved the world so much, he gave us his Son. John 3:16 (paraphrase) Modern life is crowded and cacophonous. Everywhere you turn there are more people shouting at you,…