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The Joy of Jesus & the Legacy of the Saints
Watch the video message below from Pastor Corey as he prepares us to explore deep, abiding joy through the book of Philippians and celebrate All Saints' Sunday. Discover how the legacy of those who came before us inspires us to live with faith, joy, and…
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Leading with Kingdom Eyes
Leaders If you’ve looked at the St. Luke’s calendar lately, you may have wondered whether we’ve figured out how to squeeze extra hours into a weekend. We haven’t! However, we’ve seen what happens when people offer their gifts, time, and leadership to something bigger than…
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Let Your Light Shine: Who Are We Called to Be?
Dear St. Lukers, If you have been reading along with us in this series, you might be humming the same thing as me this week … “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine!” This week we come to that passage we most…
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Seeing the Neighbor Jesus Sees
Neighbors. Nothing tests our love of neighbors quite like a turn signal someone apparently considers optional. We can believe in grace, mercy, and patience… until another car slips into the parking spot we’ve been guarding for 10 minutes. With Gavin and countless high school students…
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Citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven
Blessed. “Blessed are kickoff returns, interceptions, and blocked punts. Blessed are wings, pizza, chips, and salsa!” Those may sound like the beatitudes of football season. Whether you’re a diehard fan or dread this time of year, you know the season is underway: televisions filled with…
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History Repeats… or Does It?
Hazel turns three years old today. She’s our fun-loving, friendly (and first family) dog who greets each day as though something wonderful might happen at any moment. Well, tonight, Gavin and I will get on the road to attend a concert together. Between celebrating Hazel…
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Voices That Call Us Back
Dear St. Lukers, As we continue our time in History Class: Wesleyan Vile-tality, we will consider the prophets who call out to us to remind us of who we are called to be. Our scriptural voice this week is the prophet Jeremiah. Jeremiah lived through…
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Reclaiming Our Vile Roots
Dear St. Lukers, When I was in elementary school, the idea of “peer pressure” was one of the hot topics of the day. Largely attributed to the anti-drug movement of the 1980s and 1990s, the phrase “peer pressure” was everywhere when I was a kid. Although I,…
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What’s Shaping You?
Circle. Square. Triangle. Rectangle. Oval. Diamond. Star. Heart. Pentagon. Hexagon. From this list, you probably have a favorite shape. Maybe you find one more interesting or appealing than the others. The truth is, whether we pay much attention to them or not, shapes are all…
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Turn Toward the Fire
This week, the world lost someone who somehow seemed to belong to all of us. Dolly Parton died Tuesday at the age of 80, and the outpouring of love has reminded us just how exceptional she was. She was a country music legend, songwriter, actor,…
