contributed by Shelley, a Celebrate the Journey leader
It is scary to admit you are not fine. I haven’t been fine. My friends at Celebrate the Journey could see that in me. I even had a coffee and still looked tired. “What is going on with you?” they ask me, “I can tell you are not [...]
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If you missed Tuesday the 17th, you missed a great C the J!
First off, we had an awesome dinner! Thanks to an anonymous donor (Beth) for providing the main portion of the meal and our supplies. We also received donations from Michael’s Fresh Market in Naperville, and The Upper Crust bakery in Lisle. [...]
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excerpted from a teaching by Brian Zehr on June 10, 2008
If God is for you, who can be against you? Romans 8
Did you know that there are some words and thoughts that we have that Jesus totally IGNORES? Yep, God will totally ignore certain things about us… things that are opposed to who He [...]
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“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on [...]
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excerpted from a teaching by Diane on May 20, 2008
Hebrews 4:12-13
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is [...]
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Come and check out our Divorce Care group! Here is a little bit more about it!!!
Our Divorce Care Group meets all year round. We offer help and support to people going through the awful pain of divorce. First we watch a video and then we sit around and discuss it. We are leaders who all [...]
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Have you ever felt that you would just get to making life better when…
you find that new job?
you finish this or that task?
you get married?
you have kids?
you get divorced?
you quit doing whatever?
and the list goes on….
Well, stop thinking that! See, God wants to help you make your life better right where you are, no matter [...]
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from Diane’s Teaching on Tuesday April 8th, 2008.
What would we need the Holy Spirit for?
I recently read this cute story about a Grandpa and his grandson- and it goes like this:
“ Whatcha doing Grandpa?” the little boy asked.
“ Cleaning this old lamp”, Grandpa replied as he looked at the lamp closely and then reached for [...]
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from Sharie’s teaching March 25, 2008
Did you know that the average American has almost $20,000 in debt not including their mortgage? With the current mortgage crisis, our house isn’t as valuable as it use to be. For some of us when we get into the bondage of debt it alters our behavior. The things [...]
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excerpted from Sharie’s Teaching on Tuesday March 25, 2008
I have a 20 month old son Louis. He is just a bundle of energy and full of life. It was only a few months ago that he was just learning how to walk. If you have ever witnessed a child learning how to [...]
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