Seeking the Extraordinary

Inspirational devotionals to help discover God’s extraordinary presence in your ordinary day

Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Astonishing

As we read through the Christmas story in Luke, we find two people who have been waiting most of their lives

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

Fortune Cookie Theology

When I was in seminary, I took a class that focused on the prophets. I can remember that my professor was quite critical

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

Our Troubled Souls

Our expectation is that we can have the things we want, whenever we want. However, this year has humbled us.

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

God’s Way Out

In December of 2013, I was sitting in a pew at Peachtree Church listening to Amy Little sing Breath of Heaven with these lyrics

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

An Alleluia Christian

Recently, I visited my 98‑year‑old mom, post hip surgery. She was struggling physically to get in and out of bed and hurting

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

Gratitude Over Fear

We live in a time of tremendous anxiety. As we move toward the Thanksgiving season, we carry a sense of accumulated stress in our lives.

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

Deep Love

When I was a young boy, I would sometimes visit my grandparents in rural South Carolina

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

Sow Generously

In 2010 while in Malawi, I met a young man named Vincent who had graduated

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

Practice is Over

I know many of us are excited that football season has returned. Yes, it’s strange without full stadiums

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

Unbuntu

This passage has captured the imagination of Christians through the centuries. It describes the missional purity

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Ebenezer Stone

During these last six months, Jay and I have walked for hours in and around our neighborhood

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Faith Rebecca Madden Faith Rebecca Madden

The Lord Bless You

We often hear these words in a benediction or sung at the end of a service. This scripture was originally given

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

True Worship

We often lament that we “miss worship” or “going to church.”

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Broken

In Be the Bridge, author Latasha Morrison says that unless we know history, we can’t know what needs to be lamented

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Rebecca Madden Rebecca Madden

Honor the Sabbath

Being part of bringing a vision to life at work or at home is what I thrive on.

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Jay Madden Jay Madden

Overlap of the Ages

In describing the work of the Church, he said that we are “called to live intentionally at the overlap of the ages.”

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