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Feb 14
3 min

Take Courage

"Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. After leaving...

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C. Kershaw

Jan 25
2 min

All Hail the Potter

Last week, while observing in a K4 class, one of the littles turned his face my direction. I know this particular class personally, as I...

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C. Kershaw

Jan 17
3 min

Voices...

Lately, I 've been pondering voices. Internal voices, that is, voices that speak to us when we least expect it and don't want to hear...

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C. Kershaw

Jan 11
3 min

Pants on Fire

For so many, 2020 was the year of COVID frustrations, dilemmas, and cancellations. Yep, me too. But it will go down in my memory bank...

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C. Kershaw

Sep 26, 2020
3 min

CAPTIVE

Sorry for the all caps, but that word really gets to me. It is a word for modern poets--a word that screams complexity and nuance....

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C. Kershaw

Sep 11, 2020
3 min

Paint it Purple and Move On

Therefore, since through God's mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we...

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C. Kershaw

May 8, 2020
4 min

See, Center, and Surrender to Wisdom

As we move into a new phase in the COVID 19 crisis, God’s Word is a comfort and guide. How do we walk in faith as normal life resumes? ...

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C. Kershaw

Apr 24, 2020
3 min

Masking and Unmasking

Thanks to a dear friend's handiwork, I'm sporting a stylish face mask as I get my groceries and essentials. This new fashion experience...

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C. Kershaw

Apr 10, 2020
3 min

Burning Hearts

He is Risen Indeed! While we continue to grapple with the news surrounding COVID 19, the absolute truth of the Gospel resonates! Because...

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C. Kershaw

Mar 28, 2020
3 min

Choices in Chains

As we face the COVID 19 crisis as a country and stay-at-home orders as a community, Acts 16 speaks to me. In Acts 16, Paul and Silas are...

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C. Kershaw

Mar 16, 2020
3 min

Snap and Pray

Call it cycling, ruminating, rehashing--there are all sorts of terms that essentially describe the same thing. Fear goes and comes...

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C. Kershaw

Mar 16, 2020
2 min

Life Jacket

In the wake of COVID-19, it is easy to ruminate on the "what ifs" and "could bes." Soon, I imagine myself carried away on a wave of...

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C. Kershaw

Mar 9, 2020
3 min

The Joy Choice

The extent of our free will is encouraging, and convicting. We choose, on so many levels, how to navigate through the muck and mire of...

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C. Kershaw

Feb 2, 2020
2 min

Perfect Peace

"You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind (both its inclination and character) is stayed on You, because...

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C. Kershaw

Oct 25, 2019
3 min

Mindset

"Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit...

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C. Kershaw

Oct 8, 2019
2 min

Swimming Below the Surface

"Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and...

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C. Kershaw

Sep 16, 2019
3 min

Special Gift

"Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: “In a certain town there was...

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C. Kershaw

Sep 6, 2019
2 min

God of First Moves

"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8, NIV "Behold, I am doing...

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C. Kershaw

Aug 30, 2019
2 min

Claying

"But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on...

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C. Kershaw

Aug 23, 2019
2 min

Lord, expand my funnel

"Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, "Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from...

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