Tag: 364 Days of Devotion
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What’s New?
“There is nothing new under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 1:9). Another new year is upon us. For many, January 1st is a day of optimism. A new year means new hopes and new opportunities—a fresh start. What begins with optimism often turns into disappointment. Our goal to get healthy ends after one day of exercise and…
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Christmas Isn’t About Family
(From 364 Days of Devotion by Pastor Andrew Schroer) “When the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law” (Galatians 4:4,5). I once read an urban legend about a department store in Kyoto, Japan. According to the legend the store…
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Now Thank We All Our God
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever” (Psalm 118:1). Every time I hear the hymn, it elicits memories of my childhood—an organ booming its stately and steady tempo, the congregation dressed in their Sunday best, smiling faces singing joyfully, me dreaming of turkey and pie and football. For many…
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364 Days of Devotion
[This blog post is derived from an email correspondence between the writer of this post and Pastor Frederic Berger of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Plymouth, Nebraska.] “What if everyone in our church family could be thinking about Jesus every single day? How awesome would that be!” That “what if” burned in the hearts of…