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Light and Dark

Last weekend I watched the solar eclipse. I had a special eclipse viewer to protect my eyes and checked the progress every few minutes. It started by looking like a small bite had been taken out of the edge of the sun. The day still seemed sunny and bright, and I wouldn’t have known any of the light was missing since it happened so gradually. Slowly the eclipse progressed until much of my view the sun was blocked by the moon. That small bite missing from the sun turned into...

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Waiting in the Storm

A couple weeks ago, as Hurricane Idalia churned toward the west coast of the Florida peninsula, weather forecasters made clear the threat this storm carried for residents in its path. We heard and read about the predicted path of the storm in the days leading up to its landfall, including the name of the town where some of my relatives live. It would hit hard there and cause significant damage. I began praying for the safety of the people and their towns, both during and after the...

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Church and Family

“The church and the family are inherently connected to one another, and the well-being of one is dependent on the other.” - Chris Shirley, Family Ministry and the Church: A Leader's Guide for Ministry Through Families I have been thinking a lot about this lately. When you look at your family and your home, how do you see the church reflected? And when you look at your church, how do you see your family reflected? My prayer is that you find reflections of both in each other. In...

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