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Maycember

Maycember.  That’s what we started calling it in our home.  I’m pretty sure I first saw that title somewhere online.  I’m not sure who to give credit for that description but it feels accurate.  This season leading up to summer has all the busyness of December but without the cookies and presents to entice you along the way.  As a father with three kids in school, the last month has been filled with numerous end of year programs, recitals, field...

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Living in Community

The past few years, one of the things on my bucket list has been to see the giant sequoia trees at the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. These majestic trees can grow 350 feet tall. They are massively huge and strong. Yet their strength isn't from deep roots. Their strength comes from the many trees around them. Unable to survive alone.... ever, they grow in "tribes" or communities giving each of the trees around them strength and support.    The body of Christ is like that...

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Walking Towards the Light

Psalm 19:7-8 (NCV)The teachings of the Lord are perfect; they give new strength.The rules of the Lord can be trusted; they make plain people wise.The orders of the Lord are right; they make people happy.The commands of the Lord are pure; they light up the way.We walked at sunset through a small, wooded area to the edge of a lake. Our family played in the water, skipped rocks, and took pictures of the sun going down over the water...

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