<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[corvallisevangelical]]></title><description><![CDATA[corvallisevangelical]]></description><link>https://www.evch.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:14:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.evch.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Reflections 2024 - December 24]]></title><description><![CDATA[Messy Christmas Scripture focus: Matthew 1-2; Luke 1-2   Messy Faith   I was reading the book of Romans and had some questions. So I...]]></description><link>https://www.evch.org/post/advent-reflections-2024-december-24</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6768ebd4b5c5ec5e66db48e1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 04:55:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3457cd_fa64ed75f917457883f63cd4ca6ddaf5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>CEC Devotions Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Reflections 2024 - December 17]]></title><description><![CDATA[Messy Christmas Scripture focus: Matthew 1-2; Luke 1-2   Since Adam and Eve the world has always been messy. God cleaned up the world...]]></description><link>https://www.evch.org/post/advent-reflections-2024-december-17</link><guid isPermaLink="false">676118853d35fb9480442f84</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 06:24:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3457cd_fa64ed75f917457883f63cd4ca6ddaf5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>CEC Devotions Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Reflections 2024 - December 19]]></title><description><![CDATA[Messy Christmas Scripture focus: Matthew 1-2; Luke 1-2   The other day I was working through my to-do list.  I sat down and wrote out all...]]></description><link>https://www.evch.org/post/advent-reflections-2024-december-17-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6762ff000922b7aa8c4a5118</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 06:24:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3457cd_fa64ed75f917457883f63cd4ca6ddaf5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>CEC Devotions Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Reflections 2024 - December 23]]></title><description><![CDATA[Messy Christmas Scripture focus: Matthew 1-2; Luke 1-2   THIS IMPOSSIBLE, MESSY FAITH “Sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible...]]></description><link>https://www.evch.org/post/advent-reflections-2024-december-23</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6768e85d414039a202d4a767</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 06:24:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3457cd_fa64ed75f917457883f63cd4ca6ddaf5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>CEC Devotions Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Reflections 2024 - December 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[Messy Christmas Scripture focus: Matthew 1-2; Luke 1-2   A SIGN UNTO US: MESSY FOCUS YEEOWWW! Our cat Snigglefritz landed on my back,...]]></description><link>https://www.evch.org/post/advent-reflections-2024-december-5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6750d1820bf0f92acec929f2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:19:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3457cd_fa64ed75f917457883f63cd4ca6ddaf5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>CEC Devotions Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Reflections 2024 - December 8]]></title><description><![CDATA[Messy Christmas Scripture focus: Matthew 1-2; Luke 1-2   I squinted at my dad in the photo, a barefoot boy smiling between friends in...]]></description><link>https://www.evch.org/post/advent-reflections-2024-december-5-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">675515efff6334d1e2b2bde8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:19:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3457cd_fa64ed75f917457883f63cd4ca6ddaf5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>CEC Devotions Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Reflections 2024 - December 12]]></title><description><![CDATA[Messy Christmas Scripture focus: Matthew 1-2; Luke 1-2   Have you ever looked at the world around you through rose-colored glasses? Seen...]]></description><link>https://www.evch.org/post/advent-reflections-2024-december-5-1-1-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6759d1021dab74540179bd67</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:19:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3457cd_fa64ed75f917457883f63cd4ca6ddaf5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>CEC Devotions Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Reflections 2024 - December 15]]></title><description><![CDATA[Messy Christmas Scripture focus: Matthew 1-2; Luke 1-2   Like photos and Christmas newsletters, family histories are often heavily edited...]]></description><link>https://www.evch.org/post/advent-reflections-2024-december-5-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">675dbd9c8d5230cdf3ba7681</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:19:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3457cd_fa64ed75f917457883f63cd4ca6ddaf5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>CEC Devotions Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Reflections 2024 - December 10]]></title><description><![CDATA[Messy Christmas Scripture focus: Matthew 1-2; Luke 1-2   “I’m pregnant” These words can bring great joy or great fear or both. These...]]></description><link>https://www.evch.org/post/advent-reflections-2024-december-5-1-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67567690da44b65da1039b06</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:19:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3457cd_fa64ed75f917457883f63cd4ca6ddaf5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>CEC Devotions Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Reflections 2024 - December 1 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Messy Christmas Scripture focus: Matthew 1-2; Luke 1-2   Okay, friends, I have a confession to make. I love all the mess that comes with...]]></description><link>https://www.evch.org/post/advent-reflections-2024-december-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">674bb07f25000fb1a5ab0aeb</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:45:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3457cd_fa64ed75f917457883f63cd4ca6ddaf5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>CEC Devotions Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advent Reflections 2024 - December 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Messy Christmas Scripture focus: Matthew 1-2; Luke 1-2   Waiting for consolation.  That’s what Luke says about Simeon (Luke 2:25) – an...]]></description><link>https://www.evch.org/post/advent-reflections-2024-december-1-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">674e04fe818ff93513335406</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:45:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3457cd_fa64ed75f917457883f63cd4ca6ddaf5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>CEC Devotions Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lent Reflections @ CEC: Easter Sunday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scripture context: Matthew 28:3-10 (NIV) "His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.The guards were so afraid...]]></description><link>https://www.evch.org/post/lent-reflections-cec-easter-sunday</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6600e175c0789b493f55d2f5</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2024 12:00:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3457cd_e91f41316352423fb42fe8b07381081d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>CEC Devotions Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lent Reflections @ CEC: Good Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scripture context: John 18 Good Friday 2024 They arrest Him at night, a small army led to Him by a betraying disciple. 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Do we gasp in awe at the picture of this man wrapped...]]></description><link>https://www.evch.org/post/lent-reflections-cec-fifth-sunday-of-lent</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65f5d158b419645f7c72ee94</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2024 17:08:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3457cd_e91f41316352423fb42fe8b07381081d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>CEC Devotions Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lent Reflections @ CEC: Third Sunday of Lent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scripture context: John 4:1-42 For a short period of my life, I lived near some woods in Washington state. From 4th to 6th grade. 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