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Read the Bible in a Year – 1 John #CEB
The author of today’s reading is John. This letter is written to teach and comfort. The reading is found in 1 John 1-5. What gives you hope in this Christmas season? Peace ron
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Read the Bible in a Year – 2&3 John & Jude #CEB
Today is Christmas Eve, tonight we celebrate the coming of Christ. In this season of Joy and Hope, where do you find comfort in these three short letters? The first is 2 John , the second is 3 John,...
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The Christmas Story
Merry Christmas! I want to share with you both versions of the Christmas story on this blessed Christmas Day. Matthew 1:18-25 is the first and the second is Luke 1:1-20. There are not many verses to...
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Read through the Bible in a Year – Revelation 1-3 #CEB
This is the last book of our Bible. It is written by John and it is rich in images and symbolism. These images can be interpretted in many ways, which I will leave to you as the person who has read...
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Read through the Bible in a Year – Revelation 4-8 #CEB
Our reading is Revelation 4-8. We are in the last five days of our project and the last five days of this year. How is this reading going in light of the last 360 days? Grace ron Grace ron
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Read through the Bible in a Year – Revelation 9-12 #CEB
Our reading is Revelation 9-12. The year is getting short, what do you think of this passage? What do you think of this project? Grace ron
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Read through the Bible in a Year – Revelation 13-16 #CEB
Our reading is Revelation 13-16. Two more days to go after this … Grace ron
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Read through the Bible in a Year – Revelation 17-19 #CEB
Our reading is Revelation 17-19. The end is near. What do you think of this book so far? It can be very difficult to understand. What has been the hardest part for you? Grace ron
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Read through the Bible in a Year – Revelation 20-22 #CEB
The last reading we have is Revelation 20-22. As you read these chapters you too will be able to say as I do, “I have read the end of the story, everything ends wonderfully!” For all of you that have...
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The Bible in a Year – Wrapup
I do not know about you, but this project was much harder than I imagined. It takes work to read and prepare for this type of adventure. I am glad that I did it, and I hope that those of you that...
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Invitation to Conversation and Discernment
I have been away from this blogging for about 6 months. I managed to survive the Bible in a year with a post every day for a year. It was an interesting learning experience. I have been trying to find...
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Initial Conversation
There are three main strategic priorities developed in our document. They are Creating World Transforming Communities of Faith, Equipping Ourselves and Others as Transformational Leaders, and Directing...
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Startegic Priorities II
As I look at the Proposed Strategic Priorities seond emphaisis that appears to be called Equipping Ourselves and Others as Transformational Leaders I realize that you can read the document anf I do not...
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Strategic Priorities III
This is the third in a series of posts surrounding the Proposed Strategic Priorities that we will discuss and vote on in a couple of days at our Annual Conference. I encourage you to read the entire...
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Looking Back at #IAUMC13
Those of you who know me, know that I am not a big meeting guy. I understand the necessity of meetings and I find them useful at times even. However, once a meeting gets to an hour or I have been in...
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How Will We Live Out Our Strategic Priorities?
The Iowa Annual Conference of 2013 has come and gone. As part of our gathering we almost unanimously approved our Strategic Priorities. Which look almost exactly like the original document brought...
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Change the World
Last weekend we did something different at St. John’s. It was truly blessed by God. We did not gather together in a “sanctuary” but we loved like Jesus in the world. Here is a video link that was put...
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Africa Here We Come!!
This space has served many functions over the past five years. As I enter into my sixth year on this space and at my current Church, I plan to use this to allow my family and friends to follow along on...
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In Route Africa
We have survived the trip to Amsterdam. We are getting on another plane in three hours that will take us to South Africa and that trip is 12 hours long. The three of us have about 4 hours sleep...
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