September 2024 Flourish Newsletter
This month we are focusing on being deeply rooted in the spiritual discipline of Listening Prayer. Prayer is a dialogue between us and God. Often we view prayer as a …
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This month we are focusing on being deeply rooted in the spiritual discipline of Listening Prayer. Prayer is a dialogue between us and God. Often we view prayer as a …
By Captain Irene CastroDivisional Women’s Ministries Secretary – Del Oro Division Some people of faith might not want to admit it, but most can probably remember a time when reciting …
By Captain Irene CastroDivisional Women’s Ministries Secretary – Del Oro Division Note: Since the spiritual discipline we are focusing on this month is “Listening Prayer” this month’s Bible Study is …
By Lt. Helen ReyesWomen’s Ministries Executive Assistant – Del Oro Division Haku Lei Making – A Hawaiian Crown of Flowers A haku lei, or lei po’o is a lei made …
By Major Beth Desplancke My son, Ryan, has a husky named Ayla, who spends a lot of her day chilling in the front entryway of our home, looking out the …
This month we are focusing on being deeply rooted in the spiritual disciplines of meditation on and the memorization of God’s Word. In her book, Spiritual Disciplines: Practices That Transform …
By Captain Jan PembertonDivisional Women’s Ministries Secretary – Cascade Division Instructions:This Bible Study contains questions about the study of Meditation and Memorization of Scripture. Take your time as you read …
By Captain Jan PembertonDivisional Women’s Ministries Secretary – Cascade Division When we look at the word meditation, we think of someone on a yoga mat with their legs crossed in …
By Captain Jan PembertonDivisional Women’s Ministries Secretary – Cascade Division This is a perfect craft for those like me who have trouble with traditional crocheting or knitting. This project is …
By Colonel Genevera Vincent I remember with great fondness my Sunday School days as a child. I can still visualize many of the lesson pictures from the Scripture Press material. …
This month we are focusing on being deeply rooted in the spiritual discipline of hospitality. In her book, Spiritual Disciplines: Practices That Transform Us, Adele Ahlberg Calhoun writes, “Hospitality creates …
By Major Tina BottjenMat-Su Valley, AK Corps – Alaska Division Growing up, I had always viewed hospitality as throwing elegant parties with the best foods that took all day to …
By Major Tina BottjenMat-Su Valley, AK Corps – Alaska Division “Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.” Romans 15:7 (NRSV) Materials needed. …
By Linda GarciaFairbanks, AK Corps – Alaska Division I wanted to accurately define hospitality: Hospitality is action and affection, receiving and loving a stranger. I grew up seeing this displayed …
This month we are focusing on being deeply rooted in the spiritual discipline of forgiveness. In her book, Spiritual Disciplines: Practices That Transform Us, Adele Ahlberg Calhoun writes, “To forgive …
By Major Gaylene YardleyDivisional Women’s Ministries Secretary – Southwest Division Note: This devotional coordinates with this month’s craft, Soap Carving, and this month’s Bible Study. Can you say that you …
By Major Gaylene YardleyDivisional Women’s Ministries Secretary – Southwest Division Needed Supplies (needed by each person): “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave …
By Major Gaylene YardleyDivisional Women’s Ministries Secretary – Southwest Division Note: This craft coordinates with this month’s devotional and Bible Study. Supplies Needed: Everyone will carve a cross, heart, Bible …
By Major Beth Desplancke She hurt me deeply. Her words to me were mean, and untruthful. She attacked my character and my capability. She came across as being perfect, without …
By Major Beth DesplanckeTerritorial Women’s Ministries Program Secretary As you soak in the sun or soak in a pool, I encourage you also to use the summer months to soak …
By Captain Charlene MorrowMonterey Peninsula, CA Corps – Golden State Division Text: James 3:1-12 Introduction: Think about the wide variety of comments and connections you make daily. The average person …
By Lt. Katherine HernandezSalinas, CA Corps – Golden State Division As we discover the power our tongues have and identify ways in which we can better control it, let us …
By Captain Charlene MorrowMonterey Peninsula, CA Corps – Golden State Division Have you ever heard the phrase “Pics or it didn’t happen?” This term originated in the early 2000’s in …
This month we are focusing on flourishing by being deeply rooted in the spiritual discipline of control of the tongue. In her book, Spiritual Disciplines: Practices That Transform Us, Adele …