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The Chapel Quotes
“We need to slow down and be with Jesus. We need to be forgiving, serving, giving and going to those in our society who may be outcasts, unable or unwanted. There are 360 churches in Fort Wayne that profess Jesus as Lord. We are one in Christ and He is Lord of our city. The most segregated day of the week in the United States of America is Sunday morning. If God wrote a letter to us, what would He say? That we are one Church that follows one King that have one call. Jesus’ desire is for the world to know that the Father sent Him. This will happen when His followers live together in an uncommon unity. When the Lord says something, we should pay attention. Our unified belief that Christ is King supersedes any other differences and everything that we are. The Church is a diverse collection of individuals who are unified is their belief that Jesus Christ is their King. Our world should reflect the Kingdom of God while we live here on earth.”
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“Christian Stylings In Ivory” by composer-musician Don Krueger
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Devotion 10/06/2024
Our Devotion: “A Ticking Clock” is by Nicole E. Dynes of Berne, Indiana, a professional writing major at Taylor University and book reviewer for Church Libraries and Christian Book Previews.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “But the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.” Habakkuk 2:20 (NIV)
Tick… tick… tick… tick…. Listen closely. Can you hear any clocks nearby? Can you see the second-hand marching past the numbers, dancing in step with the ticking? Try to be as quiet as you possibly can and listen for a moment. What do you hear?
As we hurry through life, rushing from place to place and meeting to meeting, we are usually too busy to quiet ourselves and listen for the clocks around us. Instead, we are trying to race against the clock to get everything done. It isn’t until we slow down and silence our thoughts (and our TVs, CDs, and MP3 players) that we hear the faint ticking of a clock keeping time.
It’s the same way with God. In order to hear Him, we need to listen. If we keep cranking up the noise or clacking away on our computers, how are we going to hear what He is saying to us?
PRAYER: Lord, help me to still my mind and my surroundings and listen for the clocks you place in my life. Amen.
Book Review 10/02/2024
This Book Review is by Rachel M. Pfeiffer, a professional writing major at Taylor University.
Title: The Thing With Feathers
Author: McCall Hoyle
Publisher: Blink
This story follows Emilie Day as she leaves the comfort of homeschooling to attend the local public high school. Emilie braces for the worst but discovers she might be able to find happiness through her new friendships with Chatham and Ayla. Except for one thing: no one knows about her epilepsy.
McCall Hoyle paints a vivid picture of high school life, from the quirky English teacher to the class clown who always has something to say. Emilie is a very relatable character. Nothing is going her way, and starting at a new high school makes everything worse. Throughout the book, it is easy to understand her reluctance to be honest with her new friends. She fears if people know the real her, they won’t accept or like her. On a smaller scale, this book is about Emilie trying to find her way in high school. However, the more important story is her journey to accept who she is and learn how to live.
Hoyle based this story loosely on the life of Emily Dickinson, and the result is both engaging and motivating. Emilie and Chatham work on an English project about Emily Dickinson, and each chapter begins with a quote from one of her poems. Emily Dickinson was a lifelong recluse, unable to conquer whatever demons haunted her. The Emilie in this story has her share of demons as well, but she reacts very differently from Dickinson. The key difference is the people in her life who love and challenge her. This story beautifully illustrates the importance of having or finding family and friends who love individuals for who they are but aren’t afraid to push friends to become someone even better.
This story is also a testament to the struggle those with disabilities face. As Hoyle points out, learning to live a full life can be very difficult for people who have disabilities that restrict their freedom and create fear. This book testifies to Emilie’s resilience, but also to how those around her either support or ridicule her.
The character of Chatham is what I liked least in the story. He’s too perfect because he’s athletic, cute, hilarious, and kind. The only thing he isn’t good at is English, but he succeeds in that class with minimal tutoring. Truthfully, incredible people like Chatham exist, but they still have flaws of some kind. Chatham’s lack of flaws made him seem less than real. Hoyle could have made him, and by extension the story itself, come alive even more had she shown us Chatham’s flaws. The character of Chatham aside, this is a touching book that explores a very real issue many people face.
If you don’t mind a book with a cliché dream boyfriend, by all means grab a copy and enjoy Emilie’s journey.
Review used by permission of Evangelical Church Library Association (ECLA)
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