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By ryan | May 16, 2017

What information do we collect? We collect information from you when you fill out a form. When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address or phone number. What do we use your information for? Any of the information we collect from you…

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Easter: Carry On Because Love Wins

By ryan | April 16, 2017

He is risen! He is not in the tomb! Can this be true? Could Jesus rise from the dead!? This morning is the beginning of a new chapter for the apostles and for those who put faith in the person of Jesus. The person whom they thought was dead is no longer in the tomb!…

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Holy Saturday: Mindfully Taking It All In

By ryan | April 15, 2017

Holy Saturday, the day after the death of Jesus, Christians await, in hope and in faith, for God to show us a sign that Jesus is truly His son. When we think of the emotions of the followers of Jesus, so sure that He was the savior, to experience His death, their heartbreak and confusion…

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Good Friday: Love in Action

By ryan | April 14, 2017

Love; the complete and selfless giving for another; a desire to allow the other to shine and to grow. On this day, Good Friday, Christians recall Jesus, who out of love, willingly gave Himself to suffer and to die so that we may shine and grow. Jesus, the night before, agonized and prayed over this…

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How Love and Betrayal Are One

By ryan | April 13, 2017

As I mentioned in my earlier post, Holy Week is a spiritual time for me filled with much emotion. The apostles who followed Jesus gave up their livelihood and families to follow a person whom they hoped was their longed-for messiah; the savior of the Jewish people. After spending much time with Jesus, the apostles…

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Palm Sunday: Love And Be Loved Is Our Challenge

By ryan | April 9, 2017

Today, for Christians around the world, Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, the days leading up to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Spiritually, Holy Week has always been a special time for me as this week is a high point of much emotion in the life of Jesus, His early followers,…

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Love As A Passion To Be Pursued

By ryan | February 14, 2017

Today, as we celebrate Valentine’s Day, our thoughts and feelings turn to love and to those whom we love. But do we really understand what that simple, yet powerful word, LOVE, means? Personally, this is a tough word for me to reflect on since my natural inclination is toward the intellectual pursuits rather than understanding…

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Angry At The World? Use That Anger For Good

By ryan | January 23, 2017

Maybe it’s just me, but it appears that anger is the main emotion of our time. Yes, there is kindness, and I do meet people who are not angry; yet, of the people I meet, more display anger than who display kindness. I don’t think my experience is abnormal. In a study conducted a year…

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MLK’s Message of Love Rings True For Us Today

By ryan | January 16, 2017

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. quotes Today, in the USA, we remember and celebrate the pastor and civil rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In honor of Dr. King and all he stood for, I created this collage of three of his quotes for us to reflect. I believe that Dr. King’s message is…

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Our Joyous Expectations of Newness for the New Year

By ryan | January 1, 2017

Happy New Year 2017!!  Our expectations of newness for the year upon us is obvious. As I reflect on writing this post I realized that this time last week I gathered with family and friends to enjoy Christmas Day, while just last night I joined with family and friends watching the Times Square ball descend into a new…

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