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Day 6 – Why Your Doubts Don’t Disqualify You

Read Matthew 28:9-10; 16-17 Reflect We’ve been working through the resurrection story this week on Your Next 40 Days. I wonder if at any point this week you thought: If I only could have been there 2000 years ago and seen it for myself, I would have believed. But I didn’t see it for myself, […]

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Day 5 – Truth or Fiction?

Read Matthew 28:5-7, 16-17 Reflect I love books. I love the experience of reading books; turning the pages, writing notes in the margins and highlighting parts in yellow. Ironically, you’re likely reading this on a laptop, tablet or smart phone… but I still love books. So naturally I like bookstores. I like the smell, the

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Day 4 – Aren’t You Just a Little Bit Curious?

Read Matthew 28:5-8 Reflect Know anyone who’s really curious? If you’re a parent of young kids, chances are your mind will go toward them. Kids are inherently curious. They ask why, even when they shouldn’t. They poke, prod and ask questions. Know any adults who are curious? Maybe a few, but the truth is, the

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Day 3 – What Are You Afraid Of?

Read Matthew 28:5 Reflect It’s kind of weird. Whenever an angel appears to a person in the Bible, the first words out of an angel’s mouth are “Don’t be afraid.” When the angel appears to Mary to announce that Jesus wasn’t dead, but alive, those were his first words. It raises an interesting question. Are

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Day 2 – And Then The Earthquake Hit

Read Matthew 28: 1-3 Reflect Ever been in an earthquake? The worst I’ve ever experienced happened when I was a student living in Toronto. I felt the apartment shake. The plates rattled and the floor shook, but then I went on with the day. My guess is your day didn’t start with an earthquake (at

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Day 1 – 3 Ways to Approach Your Next 40 Days

Read Matthew 28: 1-10 Reflect Welcome to day 1 of Your Next 40 Days. It’s a spiritual journey for all of us! For some of you it’s a first (welcome!). For others, this is part of an ongoing journey. Regardless of where you come from or where you’re at, we’re so glad you’re here! So

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Belong. Believe. Become. :: Your Next 40 Days Begins Tomorrow

What are you doing starting tomorrow? How about beginning a brand new journey together? We’re calling it Your Next 40 Days. Some pretty amazing things happened in the 40 days after the first Easter (Jesus appeared to many people, the church got rolling and people’s lives were transformed). I think the temptation for a lot of us

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5 Ways To Make Easter Weekend More Meaningful

As you likely know, the most powerful commemoration of God’s love we share as Christians is almost here.  Good Friday services are tomorrow, and Easter Sunday is this weekend! I hope these will be an incredibly meaningful time for you and your family and friends. We’d love to help with that.  Good Friday and Easter Sunday are

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