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Let the Little Children Come to Me
September 10th, 2021
With Sunday School finally coming back this week, our Sunday School Superintendent is offering us a devotion about her own experiences with children's ministries and what her hopes for our future are....  Read More
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A Back to School Blessing
September 8th, 2021
It's the first week of school! I bet that sentence still sparks an emotional reaction for you. Would you join me in sending our kids and their teachers back into the classroom with the power of pray...  Read More
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Come and Rest in My Presence
September 6th, 2021
Come and rest in God's presence....  Read More
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How Much Does God Love Us?
September 3rd, 2021
Today's devotion comes from Carol McMahon. How much does God love us? More than we can even express. That love is expressed to Carol in a very strong and special way. How do you feel God's love?...  Read More
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Will You Pray With Me?
September 1st, 2021
The news we hear on T.V. is rarely good. But these last couple weeks we have seen particularly bad news. Our soldiers being killed, hurricanes, COVID increasing all over the country. Sometimes we f...  Read More
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All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Sunday School
August 27th, 2021
God blessed me with friends and mentors who continue to remind me daily of what is really important....  Read More
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Prayer is Where the Action is
August 25th, 2021
Where is your favorite place to pray? When is your favorite time to pray? Do you pray the same thing all the time, or do you mix it up? An even better question that John Wesley would ask is what pr...  Read More
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Put on the PPE of God
August 23rd, 2021
Let us “be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power.”...  Read More
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You Are a Part of the Story
August 20th, 2021
You're a part of the story. How can you also be a part of passing our faith forward?...  Read More
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It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's God!
August 18th, 2021
This week is the Atlantic City Airshow. All of us here in the Absecon airshow and many visitors along the shore will have our eyes looking up into the sky. Maybe we should keep doing that even after...  Read More
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God is our Rock and Refuge
August 16th, 2021
When we are distressed, we can cry to God. God is our mesa, our rock and refuge....  Read More
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What Kind of Church Do You Dream of?
August 13th, 2021
What are your favorite things about the United Methodist Church at Absecon and what things could make it even better than it already is? Jesus created a church that could always grow, always learn an...  Read More
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Flat Tires of Faith
August 11th, 2021
Did you ever have a flat tire? Your tire didn't have enough air in it. How did you handle it? in life, there are temporary solutions and permanent solutions. The same is true in our faiths. When ...  Read More
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Out of Your Depth
August 9th, 2021
"Where do I go to give up?"...  Read More
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The Bread of Life
August 6th, 2021
In John 6:35, Jesus says "I am the bread of life". What does it mean for Jesus to be the bread of life, how can we partake of that bread, and what are the spiritual benefits of receiving such sustena...  Read More
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Self-Assessment
August 4th, 2021
We are used to getting assessed...tests at school, projects at work, social commitments from family and friends. But how often do we assess ourselves? In particular, do we ever just stop to consider...  Read More
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Dream Big, Pray Big!
July 30th, 2021
When you make goals, do you set the bar high and challenge yourself, or do you set the bar low to make sure you reach it? How can we set goals for ourselves, including goals for our faith, that chall...  Read More
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Spiritual Olympics
July 28th, 2021
We know about the Olympics that we see on TV. But what about the Spiritual Olympics of our faith? ...  Read More
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Lists
July 26th, 2021
Are you on someone else’s list?...  Read More
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Storms
July 23rd, 2021
The storms of life come up on us so quickly sometimes that we never saw them coming....  Read More
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Let Your Light Shine
July 21st, 2021
Let your light shine brightly every day like it's Christmas Eve! ...  Read More
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Sandwiches
July 20th, 2021
What do I have? Sandwiches!...  Read More
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The Point of God's Love
May 12th, 2021
Today will be my last in our series of daily devotions. I pray that you have been inspired and challenged by at least some of them....  Read More
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God's Kingdom Now
May 11th, 2021
You see, what I have learned is that the kingdom of God is wherever God’s rule and reign are taking place. ...  Read More
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