AUGUST 2019 NEWSLETTER   DEVOTION For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. (Philippians 1:21)   Happiest Day of My Life   A teacher asks her second-grade class to draw a picture of the happiest day of their lives. After they turn in their assignments, she straightens them into a pile and begins to scan through them. She pauses at one picture. The...

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JULY 2019 NEWSLETTER   DEVOTION Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:13-14)   Forget What is Behind   I loved going to...

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JUNE 2019 NEWSLETTER DEVOTION As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. They spoke about his departure, which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem. (Luke 9:29-31)   An Amazing Day   What an amazing day...

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