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11 12, 2015

Perspectacles: Inside-Out Habits for December 11, 2015 with Dr. Tom Pace

Robert Elliott2017-03-28T14:58:13-05:00December 11th, 2015|All blogs, Inside-Out with Dr. Tom Pace|0 Comments

We pray. We study the Bible. We make friends. We tell our stories. We give ourselves away in generosity and service. A PERSONAL PRAYER Gracious God, I need to put on some perspectacles today. Some problems seem like mountains, when they are really challenges that give life meaning and purpose. Some situations (yes, even some people) seem like interruptions, when they really are opportunities to serve or to share. Some days go on and on, and seem like they will never end. Why do I want to wish away the few days you have given me to enjoy and [...]

29 11, 2015

Casting Out Fear: Inside-Out Habits with Dr. Tom Pace for November 29, 2015

Robert Elliott2017-03-28T14:58:16-05:00November 29th, 2015|All blogs, Inside-Out with Dr. Tom Pace|0 Comments

We pray. We study the Bible. We make friends. We tell our stories. We give ourselves away in generosity and service. A PERSONAL PRAYER Gracious God, Sometimes, it seems like I am gripped by fear. I watch the terrorist attacks, and I find myself playing out terrible scenarios in my mind. I look at my children and grandchildren, and am afraid for them and their futures. When I am faced with a difficult decision, I worry that I will make the wrong choice. Those demons, fear and anxiety, sometimes rule the day. I know that this is no good way to [...]

22 11, 2015

Living Out Gratitude: Inside-Out Habits with Dr. Tom Pace for November 22, 2015

Robert Elliott2017-03-28T14:58:18-05:00November 22nd, 2015|All blogs, Inside-Out with Dr. Tom Pace|0 Comments

A PERSONAL PRAYER O God, when I have food, help me to remember the hungry; When I have work, help me to remember the jobless; When I have a home, help me to remember those who have no home at all; When I am without pain, help me to remember those who suffer, And remembering, help me to destroy my complacency; bestir my compassion, and be concerned enough to help by word and deed, those who cry out for what we take for granted. Amen. Samuel Pugh I am so grateful, Lord. Really, I am. OK, I know I don’t always [...]

15 11, 2015

Deep Breaths: Inside-Out Habits with Dr. Tom Pace for November 15, 2015

Robert Elliott2017-03-28T14:58:19-05:00November 15th, 2015|All blogs, Inside-Out with Dr. Tom Pace|0 Comments

We pray. We study the Bible. We make friends. We tell our stories. We give ourselves away in generosity and service. A PERSONAL PRAYER God of all times, There are days I hear that voice in my head that I am absolutely sure is not you. It is a voice that comes from a dark place in my heart, a place where there is pain. It is a voice that judges someone else, a voice of self-righteousness, a voice that nurses ill-will and my own self as a victim. I unwillingly rehearse the words in my mind over and over… “He has [...]

8 11, 2015

Worry Less, Trust More: Inside-Out Habits with Dr. Tom Pace for November 8, 2015

Robert Elliott2017-03-28T14:58:21-05:00November 8th, 2015|All blogs, Inside-Out with Dr. Tom Pace|0 Comments

We pray. We study the Bible. We make friends. We tell our stories. We give ourselves away in generosity and service. A PERSONAL PRAYER God, It is time again to renew my covenant, my promise to you. Every time I come to commitment Sunday, I am convicted that I haven’t done all I said I would last year. I said I was going to quit worrying so much and start trusting you more. I said I was going to enjoy each day more and plan each day less. I said I was going to be liberated from slavery to a [...]

1 11, 2015

Paying it Forward: Inside-Out Habits with Dr. Tom Pace for November 1, 2015

Robert Elliott2017-03-28T14:58:23-05:00November 1st, 2015|All blogs, Inside-Out with Dr. Tom Pace|0 Comments

We pray. We study the Bible. We make friends. We tell our stories. We give ourselves away in generosity and service. A PERSONAL PRAYER God, I am so grateful for those who gave and give themselves away in love to me. When I look back, my parents dragged me to church as a small child and must have planted a seed of faith in me. As a teenager, it was in the church family that I discovered real community, as so many people showed me what love looks like. Friends like Steve Warner and Mark Graham loved me joyously, [...]