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Reimagine
Reimagine
TWT TeamAugust 7, 2023
Streetlights and Riverbends
Streetlights and Riverbends
TWT TeamJuly 31, 2023
Down Came The Rain!
Down Came The Rain!
TWT TeamJuly 24, 2023
Like Riding a Bike
Like Riding a Bike
TWT TeamJuly 17, 2023
Yielding Beautiful Treasures
Yielding Beautiful Treasures
TWT TeamJuly 10, 2023
Miraculous Possibility
Miraculous Possibility
TWT TeamJuly 3, 2023
A Transformation From Within
A Transformation From Within
TWT TeamJune 26, 2023
Learning to Let Go
Learning to Let Go
TWT TeamJune 19, 2023
A Child-Like Joy
A Child-Like Joy
TWT TeamJune 12, 2023
Guiding Lights of Love
Guiding Lights of Love
TWT TeamJune 5, 2023
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Stories and storytelling have always been important to our communal life. For as long as we can remember, stories—told around kitchen tables and evening fires, woven into songs and chants, performed through rituals and shared during sacred cere Let us, as Easter people, remember that God is still telling a greater story—�one where redemption is real, where love has the final word, and where our lives are part of something far bigger than we can see. 💛 #tabletalk #togetherness #diver God of Easter Morning, We thank You for the women who rose early, who walked with courage toward grief, and who bore witness to the miracle of an empty tomb. May we too be awake to the quiet ways You move in the shadows—rolling away stones, bre This is what the message of resurrection is gifting us this Easter season.��In the midst of our of world—marked by brokenness and betrayal, by deep grief and unnecessary death, by suffering and forsakenness—the resurrection brings into hu In the first sunrise service, the women rediscover the God of their faith stories—the God who, while creation rested, orchestrated all that is from the nothing that was; who made a way in the night for a people to go free; who delivered manna i As it was made known on that first Easter Sunday, our God is one who knows our suffering. Who, too, has experienced the forsakenness of the cross. Who does not leave us to dwell in the tomb alone, but enters into our suffering with us—when we a What does it look like when someone comes in the name of the Lord? Are we prepared to recognize it? It is a different kind of kingdom, with a different kind of King.��Jesus’ triumphal entry wasn’t a spectacle of power, but a procession of Jesus showed us how to open our eyes, hearts and minds to the signs of Christ’s kingdom. Those who followed him knew: this was one who came in the name of the Lord—not the lord of empire, but the Lord of Liberation. Not Caesar as lord, b We ready ourselves to know and welcome one who comes in the name of the Lord - not just in this moment, but again and again in our lives, our choices, our communities. We till the soil of our hearts. We nurture what is good and pull out what harms so Generous God, �Thank You for the gift of community and the opportunity to love and support one another. May we continue to be a light in each other’s lives, giving freely from the abundance of our hearts, and may our small acts of kindness crea In our darkest moments, beauty also emerges. When we are overcome by anger, people choose to keep loving us. When we face devastating news, others show up to walk through it with us. When healing seems impossible, we find new ways to move forward. An When neighbors face hardship, communities show up in ways that give us hope — not out of obligation, but from the abundance of what has been shared in our own struggles. ��I think Paul echoes this same sentiment when he is writing to the Corint
 

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