Reflection
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Garden
God’s promise to restore paradise. It’s been said that every song on the radio is a cry for one thing: to get back to the Garden of Paradise. Picture Eden […]
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Remember
Powerful prayer. I once shared lunch with a world-famous Christian leader. When the food arrived, I asked him to pray. We leaned in, and I expected something profound…but he simply […]
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Value
How much are you worth? Imagine you are given 30 seconds to share some good news with someone today – what will you say? The British preacher J. John once […]
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Growth, Reflection, Uncategorized
Long Haul
Following the path. The author Eugene Peterson once called the Christian life ‘a long obedience in the same direction.’ I love that phrase. Recently, a friend has been recovering from […]
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Words
Finding your voice In Psalm 29, we learn that God does astounding things with words: he breaks trees, he shakes kingdoms, he splits the earth, he causes nature to blossom […]
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Wonderful Life
Anything but ordinary. Have you ever wondered how one life can impact so many others? A few days back, First Protestant Church’s theatre company, the Coll Street Players, presented a […]
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Reflection, Relationships, Uncategorized
With
Emmanuel, our Companion. The Christian author AW Tozer once said that – far beyond any personality test score, family background or personal interest – what someone thinks about God most […]
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Traditions
Silent Night. Do you have a favorite Christmas tradition? Maybe driving to see lights or gathering with friends to bake or wrap gifts. For many, it’s the music that leads […]
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Growth, Reflection, Uncategorized
Reassembled
Finding the church in unlikely places. A group of enterprising students once disassembled their professor’s car, reassembling it in the lobby of the college president’s office. To ensure this moment […]
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Growth, Reflection, Uncategorized
Meaning
Do you have a deep enough “why?” Some of life’s greatest surprises are when joy shines unexpectedly into a dark moment. The Apostle Paul experienced this during his first imprisonment, […]