Friday, May 24, 2019
Download the information bookDownload the registration formNovember 1-12, 2020Under the Direction of the Rev. Rob CourtneyLocal Guide: Canon Iyad QumriRegistration and $500 deposit are due by November 1, 2019.$2,195 final payment due September 1, 2020.You are invited...
Friday, May 24, 2019
In an age when electronic communication dominates, we are challenged to remember the benefits of human touch. A simple touch is so powerful that it can reduce heart rate, lower blood pressure, and reduce stress hormone levels. Research shows that touch can make a...
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Please join us this summer for Vacation Bible School or for a children’s camp. To add your church’s event to the schedule, email Karen Mackey at kmackey@edola.org. [eo_events event-tag=”vbs, kid-camps”...
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Some of us don’t want to follow Jesus too closely because of the perceived cost. We fear we may have to give up our lifestyle, relationships, comfort, status, or some other pleasure, and it will be too much. It’s okay to give up some Sundays, memorize some scripture,...
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
I used to fall apart.And Love put me back together again and again and again.But then, something in my heart and in my head said:Time has come for this to endYour doubt grieves me and does offend.When will you beginto really trust and not just pretend?I AM the...
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Some people consider worship an occasion to put on something special and carry themselves in a particular way—a prescribed set of actions, performed in a certain place and manner in order to pay homage to God. Our truest acts of worship are not about our ….(View...
Monday, May 20, 2019
After he was all grown and living on his own,He often stopped by to see the old man who had helped them out so often when they lived back home. Gratitude.She volunteered at the shelter whenever she had a free dayRemembering when she….(View this reading and more...
Sunday, May 19, 2019
Our praise is like music to God’s ears. Praise is not just a matter of saying or posturing ourselves a certain way but of living in a way that points upward toward the Creator. To offer praise is to give accolades with our words and ways, unrestricted by time and...
Saturday, May 18, 2019
A friend recently found the man of her dreams through online dating. When she found him, she knew he was the one. In some ways, he’s different than what she imagined, but he was what she had been looking for. Had she focused on what she thought was missing, she could...
Friday, May 17, 2019
The Caterpillar and the Polliwog by Jack Kent begins, “Caterpillars aren’t like other folks.” As folks and other animals get older, they get bigger—but not caterpillars. They turn into something else, and turning into something else is “not a thing that just anybody...
