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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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CEC Devotions Team
Oct 22, 20212 min read
The Gift of Pura Vida
Our longest stay in Costa Rica was in the Caribbean town of Cahuita. This small, off the beaten path town on the less visited side of...
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CEC Devotions Team
Oct 21, 20213 min read
The Gift of a Guide
One of the coolest parts for me in our Costa Rica adventures was the Gift of a Guide. I love exploring new places, but as a Dad, it can...
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CEC Devotions Team
Oct 19, 20212 min read
The Gift of Learning
"The best education you will ever get is traveling. Nothing teaches you more than exploring the world..."-Mark Paterson We wanted our...
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CEC Devotions Team
Oct 18, 20213 min read
The Gift of Adventure
"To live would be an awfully great adventure.”-Robin Williams as Peter Pan in Hook I love adventure. I love exploring new things and new...
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CEC Devotions Team
Oct 11, 20213 min read
Pastor Ryan's Sabbatical: The Gift of Quiet
"O Lord, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for...
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CEC Devotions Team
Oct 9, 20213 min read
Pastor Ryan's Sabbatical: The Gift of Rest
"Our hearts are restless until they rest in you."-Augustine of Hippo above: an oxen at rest in Grecia, Costa Rica If a sabbatical is...
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CEC Devotions Team
Oct 7, 20212 min read
Pastor Ryan's Sabbatical: The Gift of Time
“How was your 3 month vacation?” I’ve gotten that question quite a bit. While many sabbaticals are quite different than 3 month...
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CEC Devotions Team
Oct 5, 20213 min read
Pastor Ryan's Sabbatical Reflections: The Gift
Wow! Where to begin? Its hard to summarize or distill a 3 month sabbatical and all of the incredible and transformational things God did...
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CEC Devotions Team
May 4, 20214 min read
Scripture Reflections @ CEC (5/4/21)
“As we fill our minds with the truth of God’s Word, we will be better able to recognize the lies in our own thinking, as well as the lies...
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