Monday, March 24 By: David Lineberger Yet even now, declares the LORD, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments. Joel 2:12-13 Strictly speaking, fasting refers to abstaining from food for a period of time, usually one day from sunrise to […]
Thursday, March 20 By: Kristen Struyk Then Hezekiah commanded them to offer the burnt offering on the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord began also, with the trumpets and with the instruments of David king of Israel. 2 Chronicles 29:27 “It is when this surrender of our lives to […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of March 19, 2025 Written by Rev. Tim Best Gracious God, We are thankful for spring, for warmer temperatures and longer days. As flowers begin to grow and trees start to show signs of summer close at hand, we are mindful of the ways we too experience […]
Monday, March 17 By: Elaine Eberhart Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 I cannot remember a Lent when the fragility of our world seemed so real. I scan the news for signs of hope, and on some days, I come up empty. I wish that I could […]
Wednesday, March 5 By: Anthony Wilson Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips. Psalms: 141:3 Three years ago, I was searching for something to give up for Lent. I had an attachment to a specific social media platform. I truly viewed it as my […]
The Heart Monday, December 23 By Andy Ferguson _____________________________ In our family, we have a treasured recipe for making fruit pies; it was written down by my sister-in-law, Rachel. It lays out piemaking in three sections: “The Crust,” “The Filling,” and “The Heart.” Ten years ago, I decided that there were not enough pies made, […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of December 18, 2024 Written by Rev. Catherine Nance O God, we know your love came before any calendars! We church folks want to dig in our heels and say, “The twelve days begin on December 25! We’ve got plenty of time!” But, we know the […]
Joy Monday, December 16 By Laura Still _____________________________ “In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:4-5 You’ve got to be kidding, joy? Right now? When Catherine asked me to write an Advent devotion about […]
Seeking Peace, Offering Peace Monday, December 9 By Steve Richardson _____________________________ Read: Luke 1:67-79 Angels proclaimed to the shepherds, “Peace on earth…” Hmmm? Realizing century after century of war, since that Bethlehem night, will that ever happen? Can it ever happen as long as freewill-driven mortals have dominion over the earth? Even on a personal, […]
Hope Monday, December 2, 2024 By Elaine Eberhart _____________________________ Read: Luke 21:35-36 This autumn was not easy for most of us. Regardless of the candidates my family and friends favored, there was uneasiness about what would happen. We waited for the next speech, the next prediction about post-election life, and we hoped for the best, whatever […]
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