CPR: A Quick Study on Prayer

When I worked at a summer camp a few years ago, we had a midweek service that would focus all the staff and campers on prayer. I decided to make my own adaption, and I hope you take the time to use this simple study as a way to pray with your family this week!…

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Finding the Stars

Ephesians 3:20-21 “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.” Jeremiah 33:3 “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee…

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”The Labyrinth, the Tire, and Gratitude (all in one week)”

Has anything in your life ever gone differently than what you expected? What did you think? And how did you respond? I recently attended the Bridgepoint Breakaway retreat for solitude, reflection and prayer.  The setting was a retreat center in rural Maryland, withlots of nature to bask in, and the weather was near perfect.   My goals for the retreat were to enjoy the beauty…

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A Hopeful Prayer

A hopeful prayer is a submitted prayer. A hopeful prayer often feels naïve and audacious—even a bit greedy. After all, how long should you keep praying for something, even a good thing, if your prayers remain unanswered? Should you take the non-answer as a sign? When does prayer stray from confidence in God’s miraculous, redeeming power to self-serving…

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Get Back Up

Peter was one of Christ’s closest disciples, was with Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration, and was in the garden of Gethsemane. Yet, he failed Christ. Most notably, he denied Christ three timeswhile Jesus was on trial. Yet, Jesus forgave him, and Peter wenton to lead countless people to Christ. Therefore, it is important to realize that our failures do not define us in Christ. There is a flawed…

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The Deciding Factor

Romans 8:31 “What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?” Psalm 31:15 “My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.” Matthew 16:17-18 “And Jesus answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son…

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The Choice is Yours

In middle school, our Vice Principal always closed the morning announcements with this quote: “Make it a great day or not, the choice is yours.” I thought of this as a check on my attitude—that regardless of what happened in my day, I had a choice in how I viewed my circumstances, how I reacted, and whether…

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Grieving With Hope

“But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.” (1 Thessalonians 4:13-14). Note that this verse does not…

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Living in the Light of Light

Let the Light infuse your life. Like most modern technology, my phone contains features to make my life more convenient. One of those handy features is adaptive brightness. My phone automatically senses the ambient light around it and adjusts the screen’s brightness to match. This unsung feature spares my eyes from encountering blinding light in…

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Strengthened by Hardship

This week marks the inauguration of President Donald Trump.  Regardless of how one views him politically, it is impossible not to recognize that everything his political opponents did to try to derail his run for office only seemed to make him stronger.  From the former president being tried by Congress as a private citizen, to…

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A Decade of God’s Grace

This past weekend, we celebrated GraceWay’s 10-year anniversary, reminiscing over God’s abundant provision over the last decade. One of my best friends first invited me to GraceWay in June 2015 after meeting Pastor Brad on Capitol Hill. We had both just graduated college and were interning in DC for the summer. I’ll never forget that…

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