Transformed | Inspired | Called

Anabaptist Redwoods and Fairy Rings

- by Andy Brubacher Kaethler

Walking among the giant Redwoods of California it struck me that some of these trees were already 1000 years old during the Reformation when the early Anabaptists met secretly in Swiss forests. If protected, most of these Redwoods have the potential to be around in 500 years from now. Will the Anabaptist movement be as enduring as the Redwoods?

Transformed. Inspired. Called: An MCEC Devotional

Abide

- by Craig Frere

Like God’s creation, life consists of seasons.  For many people, the months of July and August are a distinct season of life.  It is a season when students are out of school, people take time off work, and family vacations happen.  It is often a slower pace of life which we usually see reflected in the church calendar as well.  It is a season where vacation from work is taken and there is more time for rest and recreation. 

Transformed. Inspired. Called: An MCEC Devotional

Finding Places Where God and the Power of the Resurrection Shine Through

- by Don Penner

Acts 3:1-10. 

One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, at three o’clock in the afternoon. ² And a man lame from birth was being carried in. People would lay him daily at the gate of the temple called the Beautiful Gate so that he could ask for alms from those entering the temple. 

Transformed. Inspired. Called: An MCEC Devotional

Pickled In the Spirit

- by Troy Watson

In all four Gospels, John the Baptist introduces Jesus as the Messiah, with a specific job description. "He is the one who will baptize people with the Holy Spirit.” (MT 3:11, MK 1:8, LK 3:16, JN 1:33)

The last thing the risen Christ says to his disciples is, “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. John baptized with water, but in just a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 1:4-5)

Transformed. Inspired. Called: An MCEC Devotional