Weekly Devotional

Adele Buffington Adele Buffington

True Worship

A few weeks ago, I was contemplating a passage I had just read. I cannot remember what it was, but it contained some comments regarding worship. As usual, when the Spirit nudges me, He puts a topic in my mind such that I can’t let it go.

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Nowhere to Hide
Adele Buffington Adele Buffington

Nowhere to Hide

The game of hide and seek has been around for as long as there have been children. I have had lots of these games with my kids and now my grandkids. I played it when I was a kid too. I’m not really sure I like the game. What if I can’t find them? What if they stop looking for me?

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We INVITE Others to Come and See…Even Though It Can Be Hard to Do
Adele Buffington Adele Buffington

We INVITE Others to Come and See…Even Though It Can Be Hard to Do

Let’s do a little word association game. I say “EVANGELISM,” you say… ___________

“PANIC!”

For many of us, especially those of us raised in the Lutheran tradition, inviting someone to church feels only slightly less terrifying than doing your taxes while public speaking. In your underwear. While being live-streamed.

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