Making a Memorial for Jesus
Establishing memorials is a normal human activity. We establish memorials as a way to remind us of a person or…
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The Importance of Scripture (Take Five)
This week’s Take Five gives valuable inspiration, resources and help for us as we seek to learn more about God…
The Power of Words to Break or Build
Have you ever experienced painful or damaging words? What about beautiful, truthful and encouraging ones? In this post, Keith references…
You Are God, A Poem
What do you do when you feel powerless, hopeless or lonely? In this very personal poem, Anne shares with us…
Don’t Delay Obedience (Take Five)
Obedience is a tricky thing, isn’t it? Often we seek to obey God’s commands, but then find ourselves hoping for…
Leaning into Ugly
How do you respond to ugly? We’re not talking about the way people look, but the way they behave. How…
Thinking Honestly About the Lord’s Prayer
If we have been in church for more than a few years, we know the Lord’s Prayer by heart and…
Cultural Consumption, Christ-Centered Responses (Take Five)
As we see cultural decay and godless behavior, it’s tempting to react with anger or disgust. But as Christians, what…
Because of My Love For You, a Poem of Communion
This poem is by Frank Carpenter, written as a meditation on the act of taking the Lord’s Supper. Because of…
Growing in Knowledge and Grace (Taking Five)
This week’s Take Five explores the path of our dreams: from the dream itself, to the knowledge required, to the…
What I learned about God through pruning my garden
Pruning is valuable, in the natural world but also in the spiritual. At the end of the flower season, when…
Why We Struggle with Prayer
We are in a war between what we think is important and what God says is important. Prayer is a…