I am so grateful for the Rev. Dr. Robert Stanley, who filled in for me Sunday after I became ill late Saturday. I asked if he would be able to preach on the spiritual discipline of generosity, and with no notice whatsoever (I think we talked about 8:30 p.m. Saturday
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We are nearing the end of our study of spiritual disciplines – practices that enable us to draw closer to God and shape a life that is pleasing to God. We’ve talked about prayer – honest, forthright, regular conversations with God; and about our need to gather with other Christians
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I was amazed to discover that out of 200 Life Journals ordered and put out on Sunday, just 5 remained at the end of the day. That means that 195 persons out there have a whole new tool to help you draw closer to the only One that
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We are continuing our journey through spiritual practices that can be helpful in tuning our hearts to God’s heart; in aligning our spirits to the One Spirit that matters, the Holy Spirit of God. This week we talked about the discipline of keeping the Sabbath holy and
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If you were in worship Sunday I hope you picked up a slip with green dots on it, and put one of those dots in strategic locations around your car and house to remind yourself to open up a conversation with the God who loves you, and
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New Directions Institute for Infant Brain development and First Things First are presenting a FREE 3-part series of parent-child interactive workshops for children from 3-5 years old. Sessions focus on inexpensive, at home activities known to encourage brain development and help prepare a child’s brain for success in school. These workshops are for
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The Desert Southwest Conference will send a work team to travel to New Jersey tentatively on April 6-13, 2013 to help with the recovery from Hurricane Sandy. The work is expected to include removing and/or installing wall board, flooring or roofing. Special skills are not required, but some experience in home repairs and maintenance
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It was another tough week on the forgiveness front as we considered our mandate to forgive others, as many as seven times a day, or perhaps as many at 77 times or even 70 times 7 times. That’s a LOT! We are to forgive regardless of whether the other person
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This week we looked together at some things forgiveness is NOT, which included the following: Forgiveness is NOT denying our hurt to keep the peace Forgiveness is NOT accepting inappropriate blame for our own hurt Forgiveness is NOT just a warm fuzzy feeling toward another
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All Church Spring Camping Trip will be April 19-21st at the Ponderosa Campground, north of Payson. Campsites will be available for tent camping as well as campers and trailers. The cost for the tent sites will be about $25, with the camper and trailer
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