Planning for life's adventures
Organizing a successful Trunk-or-Treat can seem like a simple task (and can be) but there are some details that might get overlooked and I wanted to share those ideas with you. Trunk-or-Treats are a relativity new Halloween event in our area. Over the last few years we have seen more and more groups hosting these events. The concept is pretty…
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We are often asked to recall where we were when the world stopped on 9-11. In this devotion I reflect upon where I was and how we are all called to respond in the face of these types of events.
When I first decided to pursue my certification as a lay minister, one of the first hurdles I needed to overcome was the hesitation I received from district leadership when I said I wanted to take my courses online. Our district superintendent wanted me to take the classes locally. They were being offered on the first Saturday of every month…
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Happy 4th of July! I hope you all had a safe and memorable holiday. Since it’s a holiday weekend I thought I would throw a bit of a history lesson in. Did you know that John Adams (the second president of the United States) and one of the original authors of the Declaration of Independence, believed that July 2nd was…
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We are called to be a witness to our lives as well as the lives of those around us. Learn how to incorporate more of this behavior into your life.
What if we took a different approach to our new years resolutions? What if instead of focusing on the outward things we focus on the inward things? What if one of our new year’s resolutions was to try to better exemplify a characteristic of Christ?