Tag: community
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Give someone a meal (Day 18 of #24DaysofGiving)
Did you know that over 36 million people – including 13 million children – experience hunger or the risk of hunger in the United States? That means that more than one in ten households in your community are having difficulty putting food on their table or in their bellies each day. Some of those people…
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Give someone a meal (Advent Day 18)
Did you know that over 36 million people – including 13 million children – experience hunger or the risk of hunger in the United States? That means that more than one in ten households in your community are having difficulty putting food on their table or in their bellies each day. Some of those people…
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Give time to a worthy cause (Advent Day 3)
One of the most valuable services you can offer your community is to volunteer your time. During the holidays, many local non-profits, church ministries and grassroots organizations – especially those that serve the poor and homeless – are stretched thin helping those in need. If you have limited time, find out how you can help…
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Psalm 23 Summer Faith Challenge: honoring God’s name
He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. This week for our Summer Faith Challenge at Decatur Presbyterian Church, we’re asked to choose an activity that honors God’s name. Many of the suggestions offered are to be of service to others in need, in keeping with Jesus’s teachings: Matthew 25:34-36 Then the king…
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It’s love that builds community
When we participate in a spiritual or healing practice, we become one with the source of abiding and ever-present love. We share, co-create and sustain a safe place where compassion and wholeness can be nurtured for ourselves and others. Participating in a spiritual practice is like lovingly tending to your plot in a community garden.…
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Healing a broken world starts with us
The more we attempt to make sense of the tragic events that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT last week, the more we realize how impossible a task that is. It is a raw and gaping wound, a trauma we all share as a collective community. The morning of the shootings, my husband…
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