ENCOURAGE - EQUIP - EMPOWER
IT STARTS HERE.
I may be a person who struggles with mental illness. You may be, too; or you may be a person who loves someone who struggles in this way… If I’m not careful, I can start to live as though ADHD, depression, anxiety, etc. are not just the result of living with a brain that feels the effects of a fallen world, but an unshakeable part of who I am. Haga clic abajo para leer en Español.
While often churches commemorate it as the introduction of communion, or the Lord’s Supper, the word maundy is a direct reference to the feet washing Jesus performed. As we ponder Maundy Thursday this year, may we look again at Jesus and his mandate for us: love and service. Haga clic abajo para leer en Español.
Kati Lynn Davis offers a prayer this week for those women who long to be married, “…that You would draw so near to this daughter of Yours, this little girl at heart who longs to be seen and known by someone who will love her for all that she is and all that she longs to be.” Haga clic abajo para leer en Español.
This month our family said goodbye to a beautiful man who, for many years, was our patriarch. His name was Harry and he was my father’s cousin. He would have been 96 this spring. His was a good life, graced with health and a marriage of 71 years. Though I considered him a quiet man, he always found a way to make me feel loved and appreciated. Haga clic abajo para leer en Español.
There is a desire at the core of each of us: To be part of something bigger than ourselves. We want to feel a true sense of belonging and feel that who we were made to be means something to those around us. We want to see the unique pieces of us designed by God work in community. Haga clic abajo para leer en Español.
Take a look at your calendar for the next week, for the next two weeks: Do you have any friendship time scheduled in? Any appointments that include sitting and talking to a friend? Enjoying a cup of coffee or a meal together? If you do, you are being obedient and maybe didn’t even know it!
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