Savannah Burch, Associate Director of Student Ministries 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 (CEB) If I speak in tongues of human beings and of angels but I don’t have love, I’m a clanging gong or a clashing cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and I know all the mysteries and everything else, and if I have such complete faith that I can move mountains but I don’t have love, I’m nothing. If I give away everything that I have and hand over my own body to feel good about what I’ve done but I don’t have love, I receive no [...]

Amy Kelley, Dir. of Program Ministries, Gethsemane Matthew 18:21-22 (CEB) 21 Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, how many times should I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Should I forgive as many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said, “Not just seven times, but rather as many as seventy-seven times. Reflection: Let’s go back to Physics class, shall we? When you sit in your chair, your body exerts a downward force on the chair and the chair exerts an upward force on your body. There are two forces resulting from this interaction - a force on [...]

Charity Autry, Member since 2008, Families in Faith Sunday School Leader, Starting Point Leader, VBS Chair (Children’s Ministry Council) Proverbs 18:13-17 (New International Version) 13 If one gives answer before hearing, it is folly and shame. 14 The human spirit will endure sickness; but a broken spirit—who can bear? 15 An intelligent mind acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. 16 A gift opens doors; it gives access to the great. 17 The one who first states a case seems right, until the other comes and cross-examines. Reflection: I see it every day, I have even [...]

Chrissie Prichard James 2:8-9 You do well when you really fulfill the royal law found in scripture, Love your neighbor as yourself. But when you show favoritism, you are committing a sin, and by the same law you are exposed as a lawbreaker. Reflection: Can I be honest with you? I have a particular in-law who I sometimes find difficult to love. (Don’t worry, this person doesn’t go to St. Luke’s, so there is no risk of them seeing this.) Part of my difficulty stems from some hurtful things said in the past, but a large part of it [...]

Amy Kelley, Dir. of Program Ministries, Gethsemane James 1:19-21 (CEB) 19 Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to grow angry. 20 This is because an angry person doesn’t produce God’s righteousness. 21 Therefore, with humility, set aside all moral filth and the growth of wickedness, and welcome the word planted deep inside you—the very word that is able to save you. 22 You must be doers of the word and not only hearers who mislead themselves. 23 Those who hear but don’t do the word are like [...]

Michael Shook, Genesis Class Leader, LIFT Leader, and St. Luke’s Member for 7 years Romans 14:13 “Therefore, let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.”  Reflection: In my family, we are experts at telling each other how to live our lives.  We tell each other how to raise our kids, how to spend our money, how to vote, and how to believe.  Unfortunately, for most of my life, I thought this was how people loved, how we helped [...]

Shelby Olive, Communications Associate Hebrews 13:1-2 1 Let mutual love continue. 2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. Reflection: I moved to Houston in 2017. It wasn’t a big move. My family lives nearby, and I had a couple of friends in the area. But I still felt new in the sense that everyone seemed to have budding social lives and full calendars except me. This was my first time living in a big city surrounded by countless people, and somehow, I was the loneliest I’d [...]

Rachel Fisher, Children’s Ministries Communications Specialist  Proverbs 30:5-6 (NIV) 5 “Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. 6 Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar. Reflection: Have you ever watched a scene playing out before you and thought, “I know EXACTLY what needs to be done?” Perhaps you have a person in your life who just cannot seem to find their footing, yet you know PRECISELY what would remedy their woes. If you just want to throw your hands up [...]