Articles for Topic: Devotional Thought

Being Thankful for Gratitude

This month’s mailing focuses on an appropriate topic for this time of the year—gratitude. It turns out that “being thankful” is more than just a platitude. Genuine gratitude can change an individual’s or a congregation’s life for the better. This first article from...

Ruinous Empathy

By Molly Baskette “Speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ.” – Ephesians 4:15 In her new book Radical Candor the management guru Kim Scott (a veteran of Google, Apple and Twitter) gives us a new...

You Feed the People

By Anthony Robinson “When it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, ‘This is a deserted place, and the hour is now very late; send them away so that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy something to eat.’ But he...

Slow Down

From Palmetto Health Counseling By Debra Jones Moore, EdS., LPC, LMFT “There is a right time for everything …” Ecclesiastes 3:1 Recently, I have had clients seeking couple therapy because they have lost touch with themselves or their partner. Time spent together has...

A Life to Die For …

Sanctification, theologically and spiritually, is a matter of life and death (not necessarily in that order). From Leadership Journal By John Ortberg If our congregations are supposed to be “completely humble and gentle,” as Paul told the church at...