Growth
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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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Wiser
Growing a Seed What are you hoping for 2026? In Colossians chapter 1, the apostle tells us the most important thing that he never stops asking God for: ‘that God […]
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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, […]
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Renewal
Tilling the soil Imagine a college student, mid-semester, giving an update to her mentor: “I’ve poured out my heart for God – I help at the soup kitchen, pick up […]
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Don’t to Let
Let there be light, oceans, land. Many people think God’s favorite word is “DON’T” – ‘don’t do this, don’t do that.’ But did you know that long before God said […]
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Sign-up Season
What is fueling your commitments? Fall-time is “sign-up season” – and in this community, options abound for joining clubs and activities, engaging in sports and community service. Ecclesiastes chapters 1-2 […]
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Silence to Reverence
In silence, we gather our soul. in the 1960s, Americans were transfixed as television broadcasts showed astronauts venturing into the beauty and silence of outer space. One viewer wrote to NASA, […]