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Topic: Digital Detox (04/24/14)
I would like to nominate myself as leader of the digital detox movement. There is an urgency today to bring Christ into every part of the world, and an even greater urgency to bring everyone in the world, to Christ. My first order of business is this. After reading this story I want everyone to get up from your computers and unplug them. Please shut off your IPods and your IPads. Please take turn off your cell phones and remove your watches. Now put everything in the bottom drawer of your dresser and back away slowly. Breathe its OK.

If you are starting to shake just put a damp washcloth on your face, I promise this will pass. Keep breathing and stay focused, I don’t want to see any of you running past my house screaming like you were on fire. Just relax, take baby steps if you have to, you can do this. Keep breathing, I can’t lose you, we need each other.

“I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.” - 1 Corinthians 1:10. I know this is very difficult for you, here’s another damp towel for your face. And here’s some bottled water, pass them around and make some friends.

Now that you’ve had some water lets go back to the Gospel of Luke for a moment and read the parable of the lost son. Which is Luke 15:11-31, but were going to do it a little differently. We are going to gather together as a Christian Community. And we are going to gather together in prayer. And together we will bow our heads and kneel and ask for forgiveness and guidance. And together we are going to give thanks and praise to our Father. And together we will ask for our inheritance. And together we will ask for our Fathers blessings and take this inheritance and leave. Together we will then split and share this inheritance with others so it will grow across the land that God placed beneath our feet.

It may seem like you have less and less each time your inheritance is divided. But I promise you that in the end, you’ll have more than what you started with. I promise that when you return home to your Father that he will be even more excited to see you than in the story. I promise that your brother won’t be angry with you and I also promise that you’ll have more than one brother standing there. I promise that you will get a new robe and a new pair of sandals. But the biggest promise of all, is that instead of your Father putting a ring on your finger, I promise he will place a crown on your head.

Alright everyone gather around. I’m going to explain this the best way that I know how. And I’ll keep it simple so that you too can pass this along to others. Here we go, everyone thinks that the fruit of an apple tree is the apple, it’s not, it’s the seed. The apple after it’s ripe falls to the ground and returns to the ground. The orchard will never increase in size unless the seeds are planted. It’s up to us to plant these seeds, to prune each other and then take our fruit and share it with others. And that’s all God wants us to do. He wants us to plant ourselves, grow and then produce. But we’re not just reviling to others that we are apples hanging off some tree. That as Christians we are to show them that we are the passion fruit of Christ from the “Tree of Life.”

All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all.” – Acts 4:32-33.

Congratulations everyone, until we meet again here is some sweet nectar from 2 Corinthians 13:11 “Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.” Amen!
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C D Swanson 
05/02/14
Wow! What an excellent gem you've written for this weeks topic! I was enthralled with your ingenious approach, and the clever way you infused the Word into the story. It was amazing, and so beyond excellent. I loved it!

I pray this does well with the judges. Fantastic job!

God bless~
Larry Whittington
05/03/14
I was not quite able to follow the connections and transitions.

With a second read it still seemed disconnected.

Sorry.
Lollie Hofer 
05/04/14
You pulled me in from your first sentence. I like your unique take on this week's theme...encouraging us to join your mc in a digital detox. The only problem I saw was that I'm not for sure your devotional part fit the theme for the week as it seemed to go off in another direction; although, what you wrote was powerfully true. Keep writing. You have what it takes, for sure. (P.S. Some of our advice we freely offer is easier said than done but the more you write, the easier it will get.)