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Category: Devotional

By tbuegler Posted on May 7, 2022

Watching for New

Our home backs up to a wooded area.  Every spring, I try to pay attention to the trees, plants and other growing things coming back to life.  I go out and look … Continue reading Watching for New

Categories: Devotional, MatthewTags: buds, covid, depleted, easter, energy, feature, grow, love, spring, Summer, tired, trees
By tbuegler Posted on December 12, 2021

You are Favored

I’ve read these scripture passages, probably hundreds of times.  This week, I noticed something new.  This week, I noticed that when the angel Gabriel spoke to Mary, to tell her about her … Continue reading You are Favored

Categories: Devotional, Luke, SermonsTags: advent, Cantata, close to home, favored one, feature, gabriel, Jesus, Lord withyou, mary, perplexed, shaken, trust
By tbuegler Posted on October 12, 2021

Peace

“But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you. Peace I leave … Continue reading Peace

Categories: Devotional, JohnTags: everything, faithfulness, feature, gentleness, good earth village, goodness, Holy Spirit, joy, kindness, love, patience, peace, self-control
By tbuegler Posted on September 4, 2021

Critical Race Theory: Nothing to Fear

I only remember having one conversation with my father about race. When his enlistment in the United States Marine Corps was complete, he returned home to Minneapolis, found work, and … Continue reading Critical Race Theory: Nothing to Fear

Categories: Devotional, LifeTags: benefits, crt, Dad, equity, feature, GI Bill, home, learn, marine, question, story, veteran, wonder
By tbuegler Posted on August 25, 2021

Remember the Why

Several years ago, the youth group from the congregation I was serving was on a Habitat for Humanity work site in Louisville, Kentucky.  We were working on a home for a … Continue reading Remember the Why

Categories: DevotionalTags: feature, Foundation, great commandment, Holy Spirit, why
By tbuegler Posted on July 17, 2021

Choose to Trust

Our community is built on trust.   We trust that our neighbors are going to look out for us.   We trust that when our light at the intersection turns green, the … Continue reading Choose to Trust

Categories: Devotional, ExodusTags: anger, community, feature, Martin Luther, Power, trust, truth
By tbuegler Posted on May 25, 2021

The Spirit Works Every Day

Christian churches around the world will gather this weekend to celebrate the Festival of Pentecost. Pentecost is the day that we celebrate the gift of God’s Holy Spirit to the people … Continue reading The Spirit Works Every Day

Categories: Acts, DevotionalTags: advocate, companion, feature, guide, healer, helper, Holy Spirit, intercessor, languages, pentecost
By tbuegler Posted on April 3, 2021

Signs

As I write this, we have daffodils blooming in our garden and the crocus plants are popping up out of the ground in front of our home.  It’s a sign of … Continue reading Signs

Categories: 2 Corinthians, DevotionalTags: bloom, call, direction, easter, feature, flowers, music, responsibility, resurrection, school, sign
By tbuegler Posted on March 5, 2021

Let the Dog Out

I have a recurring task set up on my computer’s “to-do” program for noon, every Tuesday. At that time, I get a reminder that pops up on my screen that … Continue reading Let the Dog Out

Categories: Devotional, HebrewsTags: doctors, dog, Faith, Family, feature, hebrews 11:1, Hope, hopelessness, Lori, medical, nurses, pendemic, reminder, to-do, trust, tuesdays, vaccine
By tbuegler Posted on February 18, 2021

Breath of Life

We do it without even thinking about it. Somewhere between 12 and 16 times a minute, our chest contracts and then expands, and our lungs fill with air. The lungs … Continue reading Breath of Life

Categories: DevotionalTags: birth, breath of life, breathe, creation, cross, dependent, feature, God's spirit, Jesus, last breath, lent 2021, lenten theme, mortality, promise, ruach, trinity
By tbuegler Posted on February 16, 2021February 16, 2021

One Day…

One day, this will all be over. The majority of people will have received the vaccine, and we will again be free to sit close to each other, to take … Continue reading One Day…

Categories: Devotional, RomansTags: covid, equity, feature, Hope, jesuys, Justice, love, Martin Luther King Jr, one day, pandemic, peace, politics, racism, systemic
By tbuegler Posted on December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

Wants and Needs

I have a confession to make.  I sometimes confuse what I want, with what I need.  Anyone else?  Anyone?  Yeah.  I suspect that I am not alone in that.  Do … Continue reading Wants and Needs

Categories: Devotional, SermonsTags: ark, christmas, come, come lord jesus, david, ego, feature, home, honor, house, ice cream, need, temple, want

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