we are called to be light shining in the darkness
all we can do is to shine with integrity and if we do that then hope is introduced regardless of the weight, or the scope, or the depth of the dark.
Baptized in light! Saturated in Jesus!
people being soaked in light, with droplets of luminescence cast off from us like water from a dog when it shakes its whole body after a bath. Baptized not in water but in light.
A Story About Light (a birthday message for our daughter)
To be honest, it can be a challenge sometimes to respond positively to God's call for us to be light and to share light in this difficult world
Today is “The 12th day of Christmas” – what are you doing with The Gift?
Instead of shoving the Lord into a box and consigning him to eleven months in the attic, John suggested putting Jesus on the windowsill where he can look out into the world he came to save.
life, by definition, always moves forward
Vitality is this balance (not always delicate) between birth and burial, falling leaves and emerging new buds, plenty and want, planting and harvesting, admiring the fruit and returning it to the soil, rocking chairs in nurseries and rocking chairs on front porches, gaining a foothold - and then letting go.
my utmost for his highest – who influences who you are becoming?
Every part of who I am is influenced by others: their work, their creativity, their journey; I could write a fairly lengthy book just peeling back the layers.
“Go light your world” – youth Sunday at WFPC
What made yesterday's Youth Sunday such a powerful experience for everyone involved, is the simple fact of the presence of so many young people who love God and who are committed to following Jesu
loved, forgiven, set free, and – yes – practitioners of holiness…
We are called to be compelling evidence that God's reconciling love through Jesus is credible, available, transformational, and invitational.
Light (that’s us) for this new week!
We are called to be God's light and love in this often dark and broken world. Our ministry is not criticism, or judgment, but reconciliation, healing, and grace.
When we put on the “armor of God” – let’s not to forget to “walk humbly”
We aren’t fighting against human enemies but against rulers, authorities, forces of cosmic darkness, and spiritual powers of evil in the heavens. Therefore, pick up the…
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