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Live Your Faith
All that we do is guided by our faith. Here we offer ideas, reflections and devotions for our faith journey.
| Harvest Devotional and Prayer
Dear God of the harvest,
Thank you for the harvest in my life. I now realize that my very life is a harvest for you because you did the planting with care. Please constantly remind me to look at the full basket that I have and help me to be a blessing to others. Amen.
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Hallelujah Moments from the US
Eight Young Missionaries Commissioned Into Good, Holy, and Extraordinary Service
Eight young adults were commissioned on Sunday, July 30, for United Methodist mission service in the United States. The service took place as part of morning worship at Christ Church United Methodist in New York City.
Bishop Jeremiah J. Park of the New York Area officiated at the commissioning, assisted by John Peterson, a young adult director of the denomination’s General Board of Global Ministries, and staff of both the agency and Christ Church. They laid hands on the young missionaries, symbolizing the Holy Spirit’s igniting Barnabas and Saul into mission service from the book of Acts.
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 Prayer during examinations
God of wisdom, be with us during this time of exams. Focus our minds and calm our nerves. Holy Spirit, be near us. Be our guide, counselor and friend. Gently remind us of what we have learned. Help us to understand the questions and be with us as we provide the answers.
We learn, not for ourselves, but as a means to better serve your creation. We learn to glorify your name. We learn because you give us the ability to do so. All glory, honor and praise are yours, now and forever. Amen.
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Native Christians Powwow: Honoring our Youth
 For the second year in a row, people of all ages will come together to celebrate Christ through Native American culture! Arts demonstrations, storytelling, dancing and many other educational activities will take place at the powwow. Saturday, November 18th at First United Methodist Church-Westchase, in Houston, TX. <Get more information>
Program helps interns like 'Captain Planet' make impact
Erick Veliz - sometimes known as Captain Planet - doesn't look like a superhero at first glance. Talk to him for a while and you begin to believe he probably could save the world if given a little more time. After all, he's only 23. <More>
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 Disconnected for Reconnection:
A Lenten Devotion
Three of the Gospels tell the same story of Jesus going into the wilderness: there he experiences a testing and focusing of his spirit and his purpose. When he comes back into the community, his formal ministry begins. We usually read this story and see in it a model for personal spiritual discipline. As I reflect on my years in ministry, especially the many formative ones in youth ministry, I see another possibility. <Read More> |
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Discipleship: taking the next step
When members of the Discipleship Team at Southwestern College talk about life after graduation, they focus on how they will live out their faith as well as where they will work.Through Discipleship Southwestern, the United Methodist-related college in Winfield, Kan., offers scholarships for students to become part of an intense four-year experience that includes Bible study, covenant groups, prayer, service, outreach and personal health activities. <Read the full story at Interpreter Online> |
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Exploration 2006
If you have sensed that God might be calling you to ordained ministry, wondered what ministry in The United Methodist Church is all about, or would like some help sorting through the issues surrounding a Christian vocation, this is the gathering for you. EXPLORATION is an informative and discerning weekend of worship, Bible study, prayer, workshops and small group discussions for young people - high-school seniors through age 24 - who are exploring a call to ordained ministry. <learn more>
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Hurricane (Insert your name here)
This is not a devotion about Hurricane Katrina. It's about Hurricane Yours Truly. Hurricane Mitch. In 1998, Hurricane Mitch swept across the Atlantic and killed more than 11,000 people. It was the most destructive hurricane in the Western Hemisphere in more than 200 years. And I shared the same name with that beast! That was a long summer for me — lots of folks making little "Hurricane Mitch" jokes and asking me why I was so destructive. <more>
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Who Reassures the Reassurer?
It's night. Snoopy knocks on the door with this foot. Charlie Brown gets out of bed, opens the door, and bends down to Snoopy."Are you upset, little friend," Charlie asks. "Have you been lying awake worrying? Well, don't worry. I'm here. I'm here to give you reassurance. Everything is all right. The floodwaters will recede, the famine will end, the sun will shine tomorrow. And I will be here to take care of you. Be reassured." <more>
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Mission: It's Not Just A Trip
Mission does not need to be corralled into a two-hour, two-week, or two-year experience. As Christians, we are called to be in mission every day of our lives. Mission is usually defined as a “sending forth” or “commissioning” of service. God sends us each day into a world where we are commissioned to serve. We may be sent to our place of employment and commissioned to our occupation, and it is no small task to be in mission in these environments. <more> |
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