When Faith Becomes Sight
Meet Erin. Inherited faith becomes her own.
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08, 2023
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07, 2023
When Questions Bring Strength
Meet Kate. A journey of curiosity and the pursuit of faith.
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06, 2021
Wisdom from Fathers
God, I thank you today for my father. For his mind, his zealous and relentless pursuit of knowledge, constantly engaging the world outside. For his persistence in teaching me how to think. For his willingness to accept me and be proud of me as I am. For his love of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team. I thank you today for the other fathers who have shepherded me. Grandfathers who have spoken dreams into my life. A father-in-law who helped to shape my faith into action. Spiritual fathers who spoke the love of God into my heart. Vocational fathers who mentored me with affirmation and [...]
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11, 2020
Nobody likes a prophet!
A Personal Prayer God of Truth, I remember when the doctor gave me the news. I needed to make some changes in my life. If I didn’t cut out the carbs, I would have diabetes. I didn’t like to hear it, but I sure needed to. God, I don’t like to hear some of your words to me either. Oh, I love the stuff you teach about being kind and loving my neighbor and all that. But when you get more specific, about how I spend my money, about whom I hang out with and whom I avoid, about how [...]
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11, 2020
St. Luke’s 75th Anniversary Celebration
A PERSONAL PRAYER God of Grace and God of Glory, I stand in awe of the way you as the Holy Spirit have worked, breathing life in and through St. Luke’s church for the past 75 years. I looked again at the pictures of those early days – women in hats and men in fashionably short ties, all full of dreams and hopes and visions. Children with white gloves and Sunday School teachers standing tall and beaming beside them. But I suspect even they had no idea what you had in mind for this particular community of followers of your [...]
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09, 2019
Impact Sunday- God at work in me
A PERSONAL PRAYER God of possibilities, Sometimes, because I am afraid I cannot do enough, I choose instead to do nothing. Because I count on my own power, my own strength, my own wisdom, my own know-how, I wither in the face of the challenges of the world, and hunker down to stay in my comfortable world. But you remind me that it is your power, your strength, your wisdom, your know-how that are available to use for your purposes, and that it is you who is at work in me and through me. I sell you short, God. You [...]
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09, 2019
It Started with a Small Group, By Amanda Kirkham
I am currently a part-time student in my fourth semester (1st year) of seminary at Perkins School of Theology. I chose to answer a quiet calling into seminary with the support of my extended family at St. Luke's. After attending as a visitor to St. Luke's for a few months, I jumped in and signed up for Disciple Bible Study nearly a decade ago. I was introduced to a group of warm, inquisitive, and supportive people open to conversations about the Bible and its context in our lives today. I met many spiritual allies and mentors from this first Bible [...]
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09, 2019
Love: the residue of the Christian life
I hope all of you are safe from the storms and floods, and that your homes are not damaged. Would you let us know if you are not? We would love to be praying for you and help however we can. Go to our website, storage.storage.stlukesmethodist.org, where there are three buttons: one, to give us information on your damage, another to volunteer with the Restoration Team, and a third button to contribute funds dedicated to Imelda relief. A PERSONAL PRAYER Loving God, I spend my time and energy on so many things that, at the end of the day, I know [...]
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07, 2019
Pot-stirrers
A PERSONAL PRAYER God, Let's stir the pot. Let's shake things up. Let's turn over some temple-tables. Let's make something happen. OK, I know you have been doing that all along, but let's you and I do it together (meaning I will join in this time). God, I thank you today for all those pot-stirrers and thing-shaker-uppers, and temple-table-turners who have been your agents to accomplish your purposes. It takes courage to do that. I thank you for those who come up with the strategies for change. I thank you for those who bear the brunt of social ridicule and [...]
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07, 2018
The Truth will set us free
Our inside-out habits: We pray. We study the Bible. We make friends. We tell our stories. We give ourselves away in generosity and service. A PERSONAL PRAYER God of love and truth,Everything seems to have a "spin" these days. It seems that if I say the sky is blue or water is wet, there is someone who has another perspective on it. Sadly, I am not different than the spin doctors are. I confess that sometimes, I choose to see things as I want them to be rather than as they are. I hone in on data that supports my [...]