Christianity
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Living Our Values as the Body of Christ in the World
4Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; 6and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. 7To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 12For just as the body…
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Prayer for Prince William County Board of Supervisors Meeting – 1/24/2017
Chairman Stewart, members of the Board, fellow citizens … let us pray. We confess to You, O God, that differences have led to discord and division in our country. We pray for your wisdom as Solomon did as he asked for the wisdom to lead Your people. We pray for guidance for churches and for…
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Endings and Beginnings … Watching and Waiting
But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.” ~ Psalm 31:14 Each and every day … each and every breath … every moment involves beginnings and endings. We all know that we are not guaranteed the next day or the next breath. That notion, if one dwells on it too long,…
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The day after the election …
We have been building up to the 2016 election for quite some time, but what about looking forward to after the election?
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“This I declare about the LORD: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.” Psalms 91:2
Sometimes I read the Psalms and almost gloss over them, but this one got me this morning from bible.com and it took me in some interesting places. First, the simple word “declare” was used – not “I think about” or “I consider” or anything like that, but declare. It’s active. It’s on-going. It’s personal. Whatever…
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Praying for those who can’t pray for themselves
I am now ending my third week on sabbatical. So far, it’s going way too quickly! In addition to working on research for my doctoral thesis, I’m using this time to have more thorough prayer time. My prayer and devotional life was getting pretty dry. It was more perfunctory than relational; more of an obligation…
Epicurious Lutheran 