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The Pursuit of Happiness: Day 10
Is there someone you’d like to talk with about happiness or the good life? Pass on the happiness: Is there someone you could serve or encourage this week?Continue Reading
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The Pursuit of Happiness: Day 9
The ninth beatitude proves to us that Jesus wants us out in the world bearing his name. The beatitudes are not a code of personal development or piety; rather, the beatitudes give us a framework by which to engage the world.
The ninth beatitude proves to us that Jesus wants us out in the world bearing his name. The beatitudes are not a code of personal development or piety; rather, the beatitudes give us a framework by which to engage the ...Continue Reading
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The Pursuit of Happiness: Day 8
There is a Kingdom of Heaven and we are invited to become a citizen of that Kingdom. While we may suffer during this lifetime as we live according to our new Kingdom’s values, we have a King who has conquered death and evil. One day, He will take away all sadness and pain.
There is a Kingdom of Heaven and we are invited to become a citizen of that Kingdom. While we may suffer during this lifetime as we live according to our new Kingdom’s values, we have a King who has conquered death and evil. One day, He will take away all sadness and ...Continue Reading
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The Pursuit of Happiness: Day 2
For the next 10 weekdays, we'll be studying Jesus' teaching in Matthew 5 on what it means to be blessed. Follow along here on the blog, download the whole booklet here, or pick up a copy on Sunday. As part of our Festival, we'll be talking about "The Pursuit of Happiness" at church for the next three Sundays as well.
"Blessed are Those Who Mourn"
For the next 10 weekdays, we'll be studying Jesus' teaching in Matthew 5 on what it means to be blessed. Follow along here on the blog, download the whole booklet here, or pick up a copy on Sunday. As part of our Festival, we'll be talking about "The Pursuit of Happiness" at church for the next three Sundays as well. "Blessed are Those Who ...Continue Reading
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The Pursuit of Happiness: Day 1
For the next 10 weekdays, we'll be studying Jesus' teaching in Matthew 5 on what it means to be blessed. Follow along here on the blog, download the whole booklet here, or pick up a copy on Sunday. As part of our Festival, we'll be talking about "The Pursuit of Happiness" at church for the next three Sundays as well.
"Blessed are the Poor in Spirit"
For the next 10 weekdays, we'll be studying Jesus' teaching in Matthew 5 on what it means to be blessed. Follow along here on the blog, download the whole booklet here, or pick up a copy on Sunday. As part of our Festival, we'll be talking about "The Pursuit of Happiness" at church for the next three Sundays as well. "Blessed are the Poor in ...Continue Reading
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The Pursuit of Happiness: Introduction
What does it take to really be happy?
In her book The Illumined Heart, writer Frederica Mathewes-Green says that the central question of life is “why none of us feels really at home in this world.” ;
What do we do with that?
What does it take to really be happy? In her book The Illumined Heart, writer Frederica Mathewes-Green says that the central question of life is “why none of us feels really at home in this world.” ;What do we do with ...Continue Reading
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Tell the Story: Reflections on the Vigil readings
Something powerful happens when a church community simply reads the Bible together. This probably sounds boring to a lot of people. No gimmicks. No outlandish sets. No fog machines. Just the true stories of some pretty stubborn people and their fiercely faithful God. But during this year’s Easter Vigil I was struck by the inevitable wonder of these stories and how they teach us the meaning of God’s faithfulness to his people, the Israelites and his church.Something powerful happens when a church community simply reads the Bible together. This probably sounds boring to a lot of people. No gimmicks. No outlandish sets. No fog machines. Just the true stories of some pretty stubborn people and their fiercely faithful God. But during this year’s Easter Vigil I was struck by the inevitable wonder of these stories and how they teach us the ...Continue Reading
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Proverbs Devotional Day 19
“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” Proverbs 17:22
We had been tent-bound for three days, and it looked like we’d be stuck for a fourth and possibly a fifth. Everything was wet- the precipitation had not stopped for more that seventy continuous hours. The ripstop nylon of our tent flapped constantly in the tempest- we regularly had to brace the tent with our bodies to prevent the poles from snapping in the strong mountain gusts. Sleep was interrupted several times an hour for this reason, as was all conversation and any attempt at cooking what was left of our dwindling food supply. To add to the situation, it was the end of almost 80 days spent together in the backcountry. We were ready to go home, but couldn’t. It should have been a depressing, claustrophobic, and maddening few days.
“A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” Proverbs 17:22 We had been tent-bound for three days, and it looked like we’d be stuck for a fourth and possibly a fifth. Everything was wet- the precipitation had not stopped for more that seventy continuous hours. The ripstop nylon of our tent flapped constantly in the tempest- we regularly had to ...Continue Reading
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