PESM to Israel 2022-We Have Arrived
Greetings Friends and Family! We have arrived in Israel! We landed at the Tel Aviv airport at 7:30pm local time on Tuesday, May 3rd and...
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CEC Devotions Team
May 3, 20221 min read
PESM to Israel 2022-We're on Our Way!
Hello friends! (Our team of 14 (minus Ryan, the photo taker) Our team is on our way. We all got negative COVID tests and have made our...
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CEC Devotions Team
Apr 28, 20221 min read
PESM to Israel-2022: Join us on our Journey
Our team is preparing to leave for Israel in just a few days! Pastor Ryan, as well as Greg and Megan Teune from CEC and 11 other pastors,...
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CEC Devotions Team
Apr 17, 20223 min read
Lent Reflections @ CEC: Easter Sunday Morning
"Christ the Lord is risen today, sons of men and angels say. Raise your joys and triumphs high; sing, ye heavens and Earth reply." ...
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CEC Devotions Team
Apr 14, 20223 min read
Lent Reflections @ CEC: Questions of Jesus
“So often we want Jesus to manage the effects of sin without actually addressing the root issue. But Jesus loves us too much to offer...
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CEC Devotions Team
Apr 12, 20224 min read
Lent Reflections @ CEC: Questions of Jesus
“True reverence for the Lord’s passion means fixing the eyes of our heart on Jesus crucified and recognizing in him our own humanity.” —...
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CEC Devotions Team
Apr 7, 20225 min read
Lent Reflections @ CEC: Questions of Jesus
“The command to love and serve—not merely tolerate—each other requires more commitment and sacrifice than we care to give, and so we do...
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CEC Devotions Team
Apr 4, 20225 min read
Lent Reflections @ CEC: Questions of Jesus
“Lent stimulates us to let the Word of God penetrate our life and in this way to know the fundamental truth: who we are, where we come...
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CEC Devotions Team
Mar 31, 20224 min read
Lent Reflections @ CEC: Questions of Jesus
“No act of virtue can be great if it is not followed by advantage for others. So, no matter how much time you spend fasting, no matter...
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CEC Devotions Team
Mar 27, 20225 min read
Lent Reflections @ CEC: Questions of Jesus
“I imagine Lent for you and for me as a great departure from the greedy, anxious anti-neighborliness of our economy, a great departure...
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CEC Devotions Team
Mar 24, 20224 min read
Lent Reflections @ CEC: Questions of Jesus
“The self-denial involved in the period of Lent isn’t about just giving up chocolates or beer; it’s about trying to give up a certain set...
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CEC Devotions Team
Mar 20, 20223 min read
Lent Reflections @ CEC: Questions of Jesus
“What we see in Christ is sacrificial love. Merciful love. Love that values the well-being of others above itself. Love that will...
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CEC Devotions Team
Mar 17, 20223 min read
Lent Reflections @ CEC: Questions of Jesus
“During Lent, let us find concrete ways to overcome our indifference.” Pope Francis Scripture: Matthew 16:13-16 When Jesus came to the...
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CEC Devotions Team
Mar 14, 20224 min read
Lent Reflections @ CEC: Questions of Jesus
“Lent is a time for discipline, for confession, for honesty, not because God is mean or fault-finding or finger-pointing but because he...
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CEC Devotions Team
Mar 9, 20224 min read
Lent Reflections @ CEC: Questions of Jesus
“When people give up chocolate or meat or alcohol or coffee, it is not because we Christians think that if we enjoy something, it must be...
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CEC Devotions Team
Mar 8, 20225 min read
Lent Reflections @ CEC (3/8/22)
God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy. Pope Francis Scripture context: Mathew 14: 26-31 After...
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CEC Devotions Team
Mar 1, 20223 min read
Lent Reflections @ CEC (3/2/22)
Join us at 7:00 AM or 7:00 PM for our ASH WEDNESDAY ONLINE gathering. "Lent is a time of going very deeply into ourselves…What is it that...
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CEC Devotions Team
Oct 30, 20212 min read
The Gift of Work
"Keep company with me, and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."-Jesus The final few weeks of our summer sabbatical were very special...
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CEC Devotions Team
Oct 29, 20212 min read
The Gift of Grace
“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 you.”...
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CEC Devotions Team
Oct 28, 20212 min read
The Gift of Being Spontaneous
I’m not really a spontaneous person…okay...not at all. To some degree, I think I’m simply wired that way. In other ways, if developed the...
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