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Advent Devotional – December 17
A spark of the divine I recently attended my 30th college reunion at Earlham College, a Quaker school in Indiana. The campus has always been beautiful, with huge, old hardwoods. Saturday was gorgeous with that bright, brisk streaming autumn light that seems to set everything glowing and the leaves swirled in mini-tornadoes. The Quakers believe…
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Running toward the light The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, upon them has light shined. – Isaiah 9:2 This summer, I quite literally walked in darkness. Or, to be more accurate, I ran in darkness. My friend Laura and I were…
Read MoreA closer look at Chrismons
The Chrismon Team will present Chrismons to the children at the conclusion of the Services of Lessons and Carols at 9 and 11 am on Sunday, December 21st. By Jane Britt The word “Chrismon” is a combination of the words “Christ” and “monogram.” The word Chrismon has been adopted to refer to special Christmas tree…
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The mystery of light Light! What a cool subject. I think about light all the time. Now you know what I do when I have mind-numbing duties such as scrubbing the fellowship hall floor or feeding another 1,000 feet of Cat 6e network cable above the ceiling tiles. I use this time to think about…
Read MoreAdvent Devotional – December 15
Sharing light with a friend It was Christmas 2012 and my friend Eric Lentz was dying. At 6’ 4” and almost 300 pounds, he towered over most people. His favorite way to greet someone was with a big ol’ bear hug. He was the big man around the Salisbury/Spencer area, with an even bigger heart.…
Read MoreGuatemala Partnership – #hope
Guatemala Missions – A Story of Hope By Susan Shinn In the 15 months since Paula Bohland became interim director of La Escuela Integrada — originally a 6-week assignment — she has helped the school balance its budget, while it continues to serve the children of Guatemala. The school year just ended, with 300 children…
Read MoreAdvent Devotional – December 13
Reflecting God at work Please read Matthew 12:15-21 I am involved with a ministry at a school for children living in poverty in Guatemala. The school provides the students (and their families) with food, emotional and spiritual support and an education. Repeatedly, the families and older children tell me that they thank God for the…
Read MoreThank You God for Food
3-year-olds and their families learn about table blessings On Nov. 16, a half-dozen three-year-olds and their families attended the milestone, “Thank You God for Food.” Held in the fellowship hall, the event centered around learning different blessings to share at meals, and also taught our youngest members about children who don’t have enough to eat.…
Read MoreAdvent Devotional – December 12
Turning ‘hope so’ into ‘know so’ “You will be secure because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety. You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid.” Job 11:18-19 When I told my husband I was writing a devotion for Advent about hope, he said, “Ah,…
Read MoreAdvent Devotional – December 11
Meeting our Savior face to face In Jesus’ name the nations will put their hope. – Matthew 12:21 The phone rang at bedtime, and I picked it up. “We’ve got a sad little boy here,” our daughter Nichole said. Our grandson Connor, about 4 at the time, sobbed inconsolably into the phone. Connor had figured…
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