The Lord God said, “It’s not good that the human is alone.”
From the beginning, we were made for relationships. Each one of us has gifts that can meet another person’s needs. And each one of us has needs, and everyone needs help…
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“Don’t be TOO thankful.”
We celebrate Thanksgiving with food, family, and festivities, but we aren’t culturally encouraged to celebrate the holiday with real gratitude. “Don’t be too thankful, or else you’ll be too happy with what you already have. Don’t be too thankful, or else you won’t feel you need MORE.”
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“Let me start by saying that the best thing you can do when you start to pray, however long or short your time of prayer is to be, is to tell yourself, and mean it, that you are going to die at the end of your prayer. I am not joking when I tell you this: … this special feeling of how short a time you have left… will concentrate your mind wonderfully…”
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Peace be with all of us!
The United States election season is heating up, especially with the presidential debates, nonstop news coverage (often trying to be as addictive to us as possible), and political advertising. Methodists are reminded of a well-loved journal entry from John Wesley, which he jotted down on October 4, 1774…
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At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Then he called a little child over to sit among the disciples, and said, “I assure you that if you don’t turn your lives around and become like this little child, you will definitely not enter the kingdom of heaven. Those who humble themselves like this little child will be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me. (Matthew 18:1-5)…
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