Devotional – STORY

Devotional – STORY

STORY Last Sunday, we began a sermon series focused on how we talk about our faith. Often, when a question like that pops up, the first place our minds go is to argument. We think first about how to defend our faith. We want to convince people it’s true. That’s no...
Devotional – STORY

Devotional – FREEDOM

FREEDOM Let us come together today with a deep longing for the freedom that the Spirit brings — freedom to be the kind of people God made us to be, freedom to love the way God made us to love — and, in doing so, let us enjoy the light and peace of God as we bring that...
Devotional – STORY

Devotional – KNOWN

KNOWN It’s good to be back! Today’s devotional gets to the heart of the gospel and our human condition. It’s at the same time scary and wonderful. I pray it will also be encouraging. Let’s pray… Prayer Almighty, eternal, and life-giving God, be our guide and our...
Devotional – STORY

Devotional – TOMORROW

TOMORROW It’s Wednesday morning, the day after the election. By the time you read this, maybe all the ballots will have been counted, and we’ll have a clear winner. Maybe not. All I know right now is that, when I’m stressed, I find it hard to pray. But, I also know...
Devotional – STORY

Devotional – THE WAY

THE WAY Did you know Christians didn’t always refer to themselves as “Christians”? Toward the end of the Book of Acts, the Apostle Paul tells us that in the earliest days of our history, we were called “The Way.” I like it. It’s dynamic. There’s movement there, built...
Devotional – STORY

Devotional – DEMENTIA

DEMENTIA In the last few years of my grandmother’s life, she experienced significant cognitive decline. She began to talk like she was back in the 1950s. Her memories of that time were sharp, but she couldn’t alway remember who I was. She stopped eating well and would...