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Ara Gureghian
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http://theoasisofmysoul.com/ 

Sources for Daily Inspiration
For decades the United Methodist Church has put out a line of daily Bible readings with meditations for adults, teens, and children. You can use any one or a combo for individual and family faith times. And use them any time of day. Here are the "daily devotionals" and links to online versions and resources.

For children
http://pockets.upperroom.org/current-issue/

For teens
http://devozine.upperroom.org/articles/

For young adults (and the young at heart)
Alive Now
http://alivenow.upperroom.org/category/daily-reflections/

Visual Psalmists (my personal favorite!)
http://alivenow.upperroom.org/visual-psalmists/

For adults
The Upper Room
http://devotional.upperroom.org/

Weavings: A Quarterly Journal of the Christian Spiritual Life
http://weavings.upperroom.org/ 

Jesus, Major League Baseball, mountain climbing, and Mumbai ...

   ... what on earth could any of those things have in common?! It's probably insight into how your Lead Pastor's brain works more than anything, making some fairly wild mental connections! Yet all these interests came together in a news story read a couple weeks ago when the front office of the New York Mets released a statement warning their knuckleballer R. A. Dickey that they could void his multimillion dollar 2012 season contract should he get injured on a charity fundraising mountain climb.  Turns out R. A. is a Christian who wants to make a difference through a Christian ministry in India, namely Bombay Teen Challenge. So this North American sports celebrity is hiking in Tanzania, Africa on Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money and awareness for a street ministry in Mumbai, India!
    Major League Baseball is a boyhood love for me. I've been on and enjoyed some backpacking trips in my native state in my younger years. I also participate in fundraising walk-a-thons for Christian ministries (CROP Walk!) Ministry in India has been an emphasis for the last month in sermon and group presentations, as well as it was the recipient of the most funds at our Outreach Christmas Market! And the Lord knows I love Him! But enough about me, back to R. A. and his current venture as it is generously being covered by the New York Times:

 
To read a general article about R. A.'s fundraising climb and the ministry recipient, click here:
http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/06/whats-r-a-dickey-climbing-for/#more-14717

To read his blogging from the 19,000+ foot climb, click here:
http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/author/r-a-dickey/

And most importantly, to donate to the cause, click here!
http://www.crowdrise.com/bombayteenchallenge/fundraiser/bombaytc/1/return/success/success

Too bad Tim Tebow gets all the coverage ... he is not alone!

    More Reachable Moments!
 
Hear parents share their D6 moments, times planned and unplanned when they
recognized that God was giving them an opportunity to point to Him, talk about
Him, and lift Him up:
 
D6family.com/d6stories
 
Get the idea, get the Spirit, and get going with your household!
 
 

Well needed help!

It's one thing to believe that your family should be doing God-stuff together; it's quite another to know exactly what to do! ... Especially after a few times, when creative juices can begin to run dry. Enter "Splink"! Splink is a spiritual life link on the D6family.com website that weekly offers 3 different ideas for household God-time:

http://d6family.com/splink/

it is also a free resource that you can receive via email each week. 

http://d6family.com/splink/register

Check it out for over 3 years worth of archived issues as well:

http://d6family.com/splink/archive

Not only do you gather some easily usable stuff, but the D6 vision begins to seep in, helping you see and seize the reachable God moments in the lives of our households!