by Emrys | Aug 25, 2017 | Above Tree Line, August 2017
Mind the Gap: Morning Devotion Luke 2:21-24, 36-38 After seven years of marriage, Anna’s husband dies. She does not marry again. She does not attempt to return to a “normal life.” She spends the next, probably, 60 years in the temple, worshipping, fasting, and...
by Emrys | Aug 21, 2017 | Above Tree Line, August 2017
Mind the Gap: Morning Devotion 2 Samuel 3:1-6 As happens so often with our heroes, we remember the big moments in David’s life, and make those moments the definition of heroism. David’s anointing by Samuel, his singular defeat of a thousand Philistines, and the...
by Mary | Aug 20, 2017 | August 2017
Welcome to the newest member of the Sonlight year round staff – Becca Berger. Becca is stepping in to a part time role as an office assistant, helping with the administrative tasks required to keep Sonlight running smoothly. She and her husband Chris live in...
by Emrys | Aug 18, 2017 | Above Tree Line, August 2017
Mind the Gap: Morning Devotion 1 Samuel 3:19-4:1 Samuel is not yet the great and glorious judge of Israel, who anoints David, scolds King Saul, and even returns from the afterlife. Here, Samuel is a lackey in the temple at Shiloh. He’s second-string, tenth-in-command,...
by Mary | Aug 17, 2017 | August 2017
“Today’s teens are just not spending as much time with their friends in person, face-to-face, where they can really read each others’ emotions and get that social support. And we know from lots and lots of research that spending time with other...
by Emrys | Aug 15, 2017 | Above Tree Line, August 2017
Mind the Gap: Morning Devotion Exodus 2:11-3:2 Daily devotions and Vacation Bible Schools often make a lot out of the burning bush scene—rightly so, I suppose. But the setup is always as valuable as the punch line, even in Exodus 3. Moses is out in the wilderness,...
