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Lament in the Time of Turmoil

Posted 10.16.20 - This is a difficult time in our country and the world. Many find themselves hurt and angry and filled with fear. Answers are not easily found. Between Covid 19, racial tension and unrest, and political chaos we are in the midst of...

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Fear

Posted 1o.9.20 - Awaken me from my fears, O my Beloved, give me strength to face them as they rise up within me; Let your Love envelop me, and direct my thoughts to peaceful paths. Where I have erred in thought and spoken in anger,...

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It’s Time to Vote

Posted 10.2.20 - The rhetoric of political campaigns has been bombarding us throughout this year. We have heard the words and slogans and have either tried to ascertain their meaning or have tuned them out as being irrelevant to what “my issues” or the “real...

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Confess Jesus As Lord

Posted 9.25.20 - Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being...

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Statement on the Death of RBG

Posted 9.20.20 - We are devastated by the news of the death of beloved Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.  Scarritt Bennett Center sends our heartfelt condolences to her family and all who mourn her death. ...

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God’s Economy

Posted 9.11.20 - Read Romans 14 in your Bible and then compare that to what is given below from Living Through Loving by Leslie F. Brandt. No matter how strong our convictions, or how ecstatic our feelings in respect to our faith, God forbid that...

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Living Together in Love

Posted 9.11.20 - Read Romans 14 in your Bible and then compare that to what is given below from Living Through Loving by Leslie F. Brandt. No matter how strong our convictions, or how ecstatic our feelings in respect to our faith, God forbid that...

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Love Is All That Is Required

Posted 9.3.20 - Owe no one anything, except to love on another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet;”...

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