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“Great Day” Sunday 08/16/2026*
“I heard the voice of many angels and the living creatures and the elders and in a loud voice they were saying; ‘Worthy is the lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!’ Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying; ‘To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, forever and ever!’” Revelation 5: 12,13
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“Great Day” Saturday 08/15/2026*
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“Great Day” Friday 08/14/2026*
What is our response as we witness all that’s going wrong in the world?
The late Congressman John Lewis suggests; “When you see something that is not right, say something, do something! Don’t give up, don’t give in! Keep your eyes on the prize! Courage comes from a Divine purpose to make things right. Do Something!”
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“Great Day” Thursday 08/13/2026*
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“Great Day” Wednesday 08/12/2026*
“Just a closer walk with Thee, Grant it Jesus, is my plea. Daily walking close to Thee, let it be, dear Lord, let it be.” – Traditional
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“Great Day” Tuesday 08/11/2026
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“Great Day” Monday 08/10/2026*
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“Great Day” Tuesday 03/03/2026* Sandy Patty-Star Spangled Banner
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“Great Day Presents” Week of 08/16/2026
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The Chapel Quotes
“With the rise of AI, what once existed only in our imagination is now a reality. There are good aspects of it and negative aspects of it. The greatest danger is the damage it can do to relationships. While it can offer quick insight and solutions it can also pave the way for artificial connections and fake encounters. AI companions are giving a fake sense of comfort, intimacy and life. The lines between what is real and fake are going to begin to blur. We live in a society where more than ever artificial relationships are more of a part of reality than at any other time in history.”
“Why be a part of the church? Because you will receive help when life gets real and because we are a family. Where we have opportunity to do good for people let us be doing it. Do for one what you wish you could do for everyone. You can change your world. Be present in this moment. When someone’s life gets real, Christians should be the first to offer help, and when your life gets real your first and best reaction should be to reach out to the church and ask for help. No matter what you’re going through you need to connect with other people because somebody is going to hear your story and will know that they can make through also. Surround yourself with people that will hold you up and hold you accountable.”
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“Christian Stylings In Ivory” by composer-musician Don Krueger
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Devotion 08/16/2026
Our Devotion, “The Rains Will Come” is by Alissa Goeglein, a communications student at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.
“We know that the whole creation has been groaning…” Romans 8:22 (NIV)
I spent a summer in the high desert of California, counseling children from impoverished inner-city families. Perhaps compared to the concrete block that served as their usual home, this place was a paradise; however, although the desert terrain was beautiful, it also was unmistakably thirsty. The mountain’s trees seemed strangled and gnarled, to be reaching and yearning for something. Something is just not right about them, I thought.
I saw the same longing mirrored in the children as they clung desperately to me when their vans were packed to go back home. To return to negligent parents and violence and rampant brokenness – Something is just not right about this, I thought.
I found myself frustrated, powerless to quench the thirst of either the trees or the abused children. Then, as I watched the loaded vans curl behind the mountainside, it rained – the sole rain of the entire summer. What a cooling reminder it was of the hope for an ultimate quenching yet to come! Though we may feel incapable to fix the vast brokenness we see in the world around us or in our own lives, Jesus is coming back to make all things right again.
PRAYER: Lord, when I feel overwhelmed by the brokenness in the world, remind me of Your promise to return again. Amen.
Book Review 08/05/2026
This Book Review is by Sonya Downing, a professional writing major at Taylor University.
Vain Empires
By Brandilyn Collins
Challow Press, PB, 315 pages
Vain Empires begins when six contestants arrive on the set of a reality show that offers the fulfilment of all their dreams as the prize. All it takes to win is to learn which of the seven deadly sins each of them represents. Simple, right? Wrong. The contestants realize their shot at happiness comes with a cost: each of them has a damning secret… and those secrets are about to be splattered across TV screens all across the world. To solve the mystery, the characters – and the readers along with them – receive clues twice a day. Tensions skyrocket as contestants scramble to piece messages and hints together. By the time the three days are up, all of them – even the winner – will go home utterly destroyed.
Dark, twisted, and suspenseful, the plot made it impossible to close the book and go to sleep at a decent hour. Also, despite a few patches of awkward dialogue, the characters felt believable and real. Unfortunately, as the story progresses, the characters all prove to be despicable human beings, which made it difficult to root for or empathize with any of them. As a result, the major plot twist at the end packs none of the punch that was intended. With that being said, Vain Empires was still a decent work, and I would recommend it to anyone in the mood for a little suspense.
Review used by permission of Evangelical Church Library Association (ECLA)
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