Devotions
Devotions written by our staff members to deepen your walk in faith.
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Grief
“When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, “Where have...
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Control
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life...
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Learning What Slow Down Truly Means
I don’t know about the rest of you, but this quarantine has been an interesting exercise in slowing down for me. To date, I’ve learned four new...
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Ecclesiastes 2.0
Hello First Pres Family! I’m sorry I can’t send a video again this time. Technology is being a rather fickle friend right now in some...
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April Fool’s
Today is April Fool’s Day. So many people look forward to this day. Some plan for days or weeks to pull off the perfect prank. Teachers delight in...
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Perserverance
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let...
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No Problem Lasts Forever
"No problem lasts forever. No matter how permanently fixed in the center of our lives it may seem, whatever we experience in this ever-changing life...
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Moments Lost
Never before (at least in my lifetime) has something shut down the world like this. I’ve experienced large moments where...
No One is Alone
https://youtu.be/HTTMLTzmNZM No one here to guide you, now you're on your ownOnly me beside you, still you’re not aloneNo one is alone, truly, no...
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Spring is Coming
When Emily and May were little, one of my favorite books to read to them was Franklin’s Baby Sister by Paulette Bourgeois. Our copy was...