Faithful Renewal
June 19, 2020 DAILY READING Lamentations 3:23 FIELD NOTES Each night as we fall to sleep, we yield up our lives to the grace of God. We might not give that a thought! As children, we prayed, “Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should…
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June 18, 2020 DAILY READING Psalm 139:7-18 FIELD NOTES “The word is “resonance.” Prayer is actually setting out a tuning fork. All you can really do in the spiritual life is get tuned to receive the always present message… All we can really do is return the gaze. Then, as Meister Eckhart so perfectly said,…
Read MoreNothing Can Separate Us
June 17, 2020 DAILY READING Romans 8:38-39 FIELD NOTES How does the fruit of the Holy Spirit grow within me? There are days when I am ‘walking in his footsteps’ and days when I am in the desert without being able to see any footsteps to follow. He is still there. ‘A hundred years…
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June 16, 2020 DAILY READING Psalm 51:7-15 FIELD NOTES When I remember that God initiates my very breath, I am so grateful for my life…for the gift of being alive. God’s promises are never broken. I wish I could say the same for mine. I make requests of God in intercessory prayer…I praise the beauty…
Read MoreGreat Is Thy Faithfulness
June 15, 2020 DAILY READING Lamentations 3:21-23 FIELD NOTES During the time that we have been tucked away at home to avoid COVID-19, I have found myself wandering around the house singing. It is something I have always done, but much more so lately. This week of writing is addressing the spiritual fruit of faithfulness. …
Read MoreThe Fruit of Faithfulness
This sermon is a part of our series on the Fruit of Spirit! Each week, we’ll explore a different fruit and how its wisdom can be applied to our lives. As we consider each of the fruits of the Spirit, we are inviting you to join us in embodying these fruits in specific ways: Each…
Read MoreGenerous With Story
June 13, 2020 DAILY READING Matthew 5:16 FIELD NOTES This week, we’re going to dive deeply into the next Fruit of the Spirit: goodness. To set it apart, we’ll be framing it as generosity. Imagining together one distinct way we can exhibit generosity – or goodness – in our lives. To be truly generous, we…
Read MoreGenerous With Stuff
June 12, 2020 DAILY READING 1 John 3:17 FIELD NOTES This week, we’re going to dive deeply into the next Fruit of the Spirit: goodness. To set it apart, we’ll be framing it as generosity. Imagining together one distinct way we can exhibit generosity – or goodness – in our lives. To be truly generous,…
Read MoreGenerous With Gratitude
June 11, 2020 DAILY READING 1 Thessalonians 5:18 FIELD NOTES This week, we’re going to dive deeply into the next Fruit of the Spirit: goodness. To set it apart, we’ll be framing it as generosity. Imagining together one distinct way we can exhibit generosity – or goodness – in our lives. To be truly generous,…
Read MoreGenerous With Curiosity
June 10, 2020 DAILY READING Proverbs 1:5 FIELD NOTES This week, we’re going to dive deeply into the next Fruit of the Spirit: goodness. To set it apart, we’ll be framing it as generosity. Imagining together one distinct way we can exhibit generosity – or goodness – in our lives. To be truly generous, we…
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