Let us seek the welfare of each other’s congregations and our community organizations and let all of us together seek the welfare of our city. Let us love her and work for her shalom. Let us be neighbors and not just consumers.
Author: Melissa
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For the glory of God and the good of the world.
Wake Up, Sleeper
I read a story about a disciple who asked his master whether there was anything he could do to make himself grow spiritually. The master answered: “As little as you can do to make the sun rise in the morning.” Disconcerted, the disciple asked what then was the use of the spiritual exercises the master had … Continue reading Wake Up, Sleeper
From Surviving to Thriving Spiritually
The following is my sermon from Sunday, January 31, 2016, at First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, Missouri. We concluded a four week series on Overcoming Spiritual Burnout. You can read below or listen here. Text: Acts 18:5-11; Romans 12:11-12 Survivor. It’s not just a reality show on television. Most of us today feel like we … Continue reading From Surviving to Thriving Spiritually
From Fear to Freedom
Because I am paying attention to the idea of freedom and the bondage of fear, I have been more aware this year just how much our culture is in bondage to fear and anxiety. Our conversations, our social media postings, our news cycles, and our economic and political rhetoric repeatedly come from a posture of fear.
True Royals Fan
Throughout the series, there have been a few jabs about "true Royals fans" versus bandwagon folks. What is the Royal thing to do?
A Prayer for a New School Year
Blessed are You, O God, our Creator. We thank you for the energy and the spirit that you renewed in us through the summer months. We thank you for the time to enjoy our family and friends and to savor what is important in our lives. Today is a new day and we come before … Continue reading A Prayer for a New School Year
Working Out with God
I've got a million and one excuses for skipping out on it but on the days where I step up and hit start I never regret it. Never.
Front Porch Conversations
There are many people who have passed that I would like to sit with on a front porch, rocking slowly in two red adirondack chairs. We'll shoot the breeze over some fresh-squeezed lemonade, my Great Grandma Weaver's sugar cookies on a table between us, still warm from the oven.
THE GRAND HEIST
There is a grand heist going on right under our noses. We are being bamboozled, folks. Hoodwinked. Hornswoggled. Conned.
ONE WORD
A couple of years ago I decided to forego the annual resolution gig. Not that I was always good about making resolutions. Nor was I good about keeping them once I made them. Resolutions tend to make me focus on behavioral changes and result in guilt rather than growth. Honestly, if I made it to February, I … Continue reading ONE WORD
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