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All Creatures are Blessings
Blessed are you, Lord God, maker of all living creatures.You called forth fish in the sea, birds in the air, and animals on the land.You inspired St. Francis to call all of them his brothers...
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A New Thing
Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19 (ESV) God is doing a new thing at...
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Sufficient Grace
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may...
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Tight Circumstances
In tight circumstances, I cried out to the LORD. The LORD answered me with wide-open spaces. Psalm 118 CEB Life can make us feel trapped. Trapped in our circumstances, trapped in unhealthy thoughts and patterns of...
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The House of the Lord
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Psalm 122:1 Our first In-Person Worship service is October 17th at 10am! You will be seeing a lot of...
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Beautiful Feet
“How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching...
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Real Rest
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 NIV This is one of Jesus’s great promises to us. When we are weary of life, of doing...
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Focusing on the Good
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is...
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Are You Prepared?
While I am not a football player, I ran the Disney Princess half-marathon in 2012. I ran in below freezing temperatures in Washington D.C. until I injured my foot on my longest run yet. At...
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God’s Ways
Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Psalm 25:4 How are we to know God’s ways? Engagement of scriptures, prayers, and journaling are some of the ways we can be taught...