Staff Meeting Devotional Sept. 29, 2015
Called to Praise There’s one kind of praise, an “easy” kind, that springs forth spontaneously from us when we are joyful. We use the phrase “prayer and thanksgiving” a lot, and this kind of praise actually is thanksgiving. It acknowledges the source of our joy.
Staff meeting devotional Sept. 1, 2015
“Stop the Glorification of Busy” I want to start out and be honest. My personal devotional life lately has been very lacking. I have let myself get caught up in the busyness of this time of year and have a nice list of excuses. A friend of mine posted this quote on social media the […]
Self-Righteous Service vs. True Service (from Aug. 9 message)
9 Points to consider as we engage in works of compassion (from Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline): Self-righteous service relies on human effort, whereas true service flows out of a relationship with God. Self-righteous service is impressed with the “big deal,” whereas true service makes no distinction between the large and the small. Self-righteous service […]
Staff Meeting Devotional May 12, 2015
“The Bread of Life” “Christ had been exiled to Sunday mornings in our lives…We build him a temple but we live in our own houses… We must recognize that He makes fundamental claims on our entire being.
A Celebration of the Life of Eric Detwiler (6 May 2015)
We are saddened by the loss the Detwiler family has experienced at the passing of their son Eric. They desire to share the testimony of God’s love and grace that was evident at his funeral service and hope it will encourage others.
Staff meeting devotional May 5, 2015
Further Thoughts on Suffering In 2 Corinthians 12, Paul talks about the glories he’s experienced—glory in suffering for Christ and the glory of a celestial vision. He then goes on to say, “in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me” (v. 7). […]
Staff Meeting Devotional Apr. 14, 2015
“My Ongoing Desire to Be Content” Being content can be a constant struggle. The struggle between needs and wants and even the path my life has taken cause me to wrestle with just being content in the here and now. Why can’t we do this? Why can’t we have that? Why, why, why? It’s so […]
Prayers of Confession
Here are the ancient prayers of confession that Pastor Bob mentioned in a recent message. He uses them in his personal prayer time and would recommend them for others as well, substituting I/my for we/our.
Solo from Good Friday Service Apr. 3, 2015
Some have asked about the solo sung at the Good Friday service this year. It is called Why and is sung in the clip below by Nicole Nordeman.
Staff Meeting Devotional Mar. 31, 2015
“Joy” I remember waking up in high school feeling overwhelming joy with the Lord! These days, I say “good morning” to him with a cringe, a painful awareness of my sin and the feeling that I fall so short in every measure. Where has my joy gone? How do I get it back?
