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Advent: Week 1, Day 7

December 7, 2019 Leave a Comment

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“Things Hoped For” Friday, December 6th, 2019 Hebrews 11:1 – Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. -NRSV Millions of Christians, from diverse ... Continue Reading→

Advent: Week 1, Day 5

December 5, 2019 Leave a Comment

Hope What is hope? Modern culture tells us it is a “maybe,” a kind of unsure optimism. But in Scripture, hope is an indication of certainty. “Hope” means “a strong and confident expectation.” As many ... Continue Reading→

Advent: Week 1, Day 4

December 4, 2019 Leave a Comment

"The Palestinian Child" 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty ... Continue Reading→

Advent Week 1, Day 3

December 3, 2019 Leave a Comment

"Christ, Occupied" Luke 2:1-10 Matthew 2:1-18 Luke 2:1-20, Matthew 2:1-18 What do we pray for when we pray for children in other parts of the globe? Do we pray that they might have security or ... Continue Reading→

Advent: Week 1, Day 2

December 2, 2019 Leave a Comment

Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to a king’s son May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice. — Psalm 72:1-2 For whatever was written in former ... Continue Reading→

Read Devotions with True Devotion

December 1, 2019 Leave a Comment

True devotion, the kind that is pure and faultless before God the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their difficulties and to keep the world from contaminating us. -- James 1:27 I ... Continue Reading→

Advent Devotions Start Tomorrow

November 30, 2019 Leave a Comment

Dear Friends, Eight different authors from across eastern North Carolina have been writing devotions based on the theme "What Child is This?" These devotions coincide with the theme that our Bishop ... Continue Reading→

Follow up from Border Trip

August 5, 2019 Leave a Comment

Many of you have followed discussion of the trip to the US-Mexico Border that several of our NCCUMC clergy finished just over a week ago. Many of us wrote blogs, social media posts, and have since ... Continue Reading→

We Are at the Border!

July 21, 2019 Leave a Comment

Dear Friends, A group of several pastors from the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church are currently on a trip to the Texas/Mexico border. The trip started on Saturday, and it ... Continue Reading→