Reflections
A Soul’s Value
by Doug Mitts Key Verse: “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” – Matthew 16:26, NAS95 As I weighed what I wanted to do with my life, I remember having a well-paying job right after…
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The Cost
by Glenda Alvord Rudat Key Verse: Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and…
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The Cost
By Gabe Bernal Key Verse: “In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.” – Luke 14:33, NIV Everything costs something. This is something that I have constantly been reminded of in my life. No matter what I want, it comes with a cost. Sometimes it…
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Counting the Cost
by Angie Raineri Key Verse: And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” – Luke 12:15, ESV In the weeks before Easter this year Pete and I were preparing to move, once again, across the world and…
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Fellowship in the Trinity
by Krishana Kraft Key Verse: “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. . . . On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you” –…
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Family Resemblance
by Doug Mitts Key Verse: “baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit” – Matthew 28:19c, NASB Portions of the Great Commission have occupied my awareness over the years. I don’t recall if or when I memorized it, but it retains a strong hold on my heart. I don’t…
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Trinity
by Debby Nichols Key Verse: And the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased. – Luke 3:22, NASB (1995) This last week we hosted a friend who has converted from Christianity to Judaism. Among the…
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Triune God
by Leslie Hall Key Idea: “The Mystery of God as Trinity invites us into a dynamism, a flow, a relationship, a waterwheel of love. The Mystery says God is a verb much more than a noun. God as Trinity invites us into a participatory experience.” – Richard Rohr The realisation that God is constantly interacting…
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Mirroring Truth
by Doug Mitts Key Verse: ““He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me.” – John 12:45, NAS95 I meditate slowly on the Gospels. I meander through a paragraph listening to God, wondering what it was like in the day of Jesus. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve journeyed through John’s Gospel, but…
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A True Foundation
by Krishana Kraft Key Verse: “For no one can lay any foundation, other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ” – 1 Corinthians 3:11, NIV When I lived in southern California, I made Newport Beach one of my weekly stops. This is a popular spot for surfers because of the immense waves. I found it…
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