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Do Good

Do Good

How do I stand for what I believe? What difference can I really make in a world so big and so broken? These are all a part of the discussion around Wesley’s second general rule: do good.

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Do No Harm

Do No Harm

As the Methodist movement started to grow, John Wesley realized that *how* they did things was as important as *what* they did. And the first rule reflects the truth that we cannot truly do good until we commit to doing no harm.

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Rescue Us

Rescue Us

Jesus’ prayer acknowledges that the testing we face is not as simple as picking the best choice in a vacuum but that we need God’s help to resist competing messages and follow God’s lead.

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Forgive

Forgive

Forgiveness is at the heart of Christianity, and yet our understanding of it is often a bit blurry. Forgiveness is simultaneously far simpler and far more complex than we may realize.

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The Bread We Need For Today

The Bread We Need For Today

Requesting daily bread – something so simple and generally plentiful for many of us. But as we have learned by now, the elements of the Lord’s Prayer may be simple, but they are packed with meaning.

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Bring In Your Kingdom

Bring In Your Kingdom

The part of the Lord’s Prayer about God’s Kingdom coming and God’s will being done just might challenge us to rethink everything we think we know about heaven, earth, and the storyline of the Bible itself.

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Our Father

Our Father

Prayer is one of the central disciplines to the Christian faith, and yet many people struggle with it. Perhaps that struggle begins with a central question: to whom are we praying?

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The Peace to Trust God

The Peace to Trust God

Mary displays incredible resolve when she accepts the calling to carry Jesus, but it took more than courage. It took a deep sense of peace, and Advent invites us to experience that same peace in our lives.

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Joy That Surprises Us

Joy That Surprises Us

As we continue through the season of Advent, we can ask ourselves: where are we struggling to wait for God to move in our life, and how might we anticipate the joy that comes when God’s promises are fulfilled?

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Love Prepares the Way

Love Prepares the Way

In both Elizabeth and John the Baptist, we see a humble, self-giving love that supported Mary and Jesus. During the season of Advent, we are invited to keep our eyes open for the people in our lives who need our love and support.

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Waiting With Expectant Hope

Waiting With Expectant Hope

Advent does not simply invite us to look back to when Jesus came, but it invites us to look forward in hope to when Jesus will return and make all things new. As we enter Advent, may we do so with our eyes focused on the hope we have in Jesus.

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