"It's quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor, be compassionate and loyal in your love, and don't take yourself too seriously—take God seriously."
Do justice.
Love kindness.
Walk humbly.
Needs-oriented evangelism.
Loving relationships.
Passionate Spirituality.
Oftentimes, I'm so justice-minded for starving children around the world, I forget about loving my sisters and brothers in Christ right in front of me. I get busy doing the work of the church that I don't readily embrace the people who are the church.
As a congregation, we're working primarily on the third, while trying to launch into the first.
Barbara made a comment at our NCD Team meeting that really spoke to me, "Prayer starts everything."
Do we want to have a healthy growing church? Let's pray about it.
One of the areas I'm most excited about is Christian Ed: Sunday School and Bible Study. In today's reading, we hear, "Keep all God's salvation stories fresh and present."
This blog has helped me do that. You have given these stories more meaning for me. Let's stir up that hunger for Scripture in our children and youth.
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