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First Words Mentoring

Mentoring is about showing up

Mentoring doesn’t require special knowledge. It simply calls for your consistent presence in someone’s life. Josh Schweitzer, Director of Discipleship, shares insights on how to be an exceptional mentor.

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Please don’t rush to Easter

While Easter is a time of joy and celebration, Rev. Richard Phillips encourages us to slow down and meditate on what Lent means to each of us.

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Lord, Teach Us to Pray… (Part 2)

The Lord’s Prayer can be an incredibly rich resource to focus our prayers beyond ourselves. In addition, praying though the Lord’s Prayer keeps the distractions at bay.

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Lord, Teach Us to Pray (Part 1)

Jesus’ closest followers were taught so much from him. He taught about the Law, the Kingdom of God, love, trusting the Lord, and on and on, but the disciples only asked him to teach one thing: In Luke 11:1 they ask, “Lord, teach us to pray.”

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Quiet Time

Growing and maturing Christians have quiet time with God. It’s part of what makes them growing and maturing Christians. But not everyone values or has a quiet time, and I want to explore that in this post. 

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Bible Study Beginnings:

Bible study is breathing deeply from the very breath of God, and when we breathe that deeply, we are made more alive.

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Being a Disciple

What exactly is a disciple? Or the better question, who is a disciple? That is the topic of this post. 

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