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“Great Day” Sunday 10/18/2026
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“Great Day” Saturday 10/17/2026
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“Great Day” Friday 10/16/2026
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“Great Day” Thursday 10/15/2026
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“Great Day” Wednesday 10/14/2026
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“Great Day” Tuesday 10/13/2026
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“Great Day” Monday 10/12/2026
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“Great Day Presents” Week of 10/18/2026
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The Chapel Quotes
“Because of Jesus Christ we have been delivered from whatever has a bondage on our life. Jesus didn’t just deliver us from that, but He delivered us to something. There are giants in the land that God wants us to take a swing at and take down, so we need to fear God more than the giants in our promised land. Why are we in this stage? How did we get here? Is there anything we can do to get out of it? What do we do if we’re stuck in a wilderness season?”
“God is not only concerned with getting us to our destination, but He is also concerned with who we are becoming along the way. The solution is who we surround ourselves with. Exort one another daily. Do we have people in our life that are encouraging us to not drift, to not wander, but to stay the path of obedience, walking with the Lord. Who we are walking with will determine if we are wandering or if we are flourishing. Our wandering begins to end when we begin cooperating with what God is doing in us in our wilderness. How are you going to cooperate with God?”
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“Christian Stylings In Ivory” by composer-musician Don Krueger
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Devotion 10/18/2026
Our Devotion, “Tempting Grace” is by Isaac Hamlin, a professional writing major at Taylor University, a scriptwriter for WBCL radio, and a book reviewer for Christian Book Previews and Church Libraries.
My family and I own a very large dog golden retriever. He has been in our family a long time and we love him, but sometimes our dog will test our patience. He knows he’s not supposed to sleep on the family couch, but when I catch him doing it and I shake him, he just looks at me with that wide-eyed look that all dogs seem to offer when they know they’re in trouble. Our dog knows he’s just one more nap away from a swat with a magazine, but he continues to tempt grace.
The Apostle Paul knew all about tempting grace. He wrote in Romans 6: 1 -2, “Shall we go on sinning so that grace might increase? By no means! Since we died to sin, how can we live it in any longer?” Indeed, our Lord and Savior is forgiving and long-suffering, and His grace knows no bounds. But does that give us a license to offend Him with sinful behavior? No, never!
Instead, we should desire to live in ways that are pleasing to Him — not tempting His grace but reveling in it.
Book Review 10/14/2026
This Book Review is by Rachel M. Pfeiffer, a professional writing major at Taylor University.
Title: The Thing With Feathers
Author: McCall Hoyle
Publisher: Blink
Publication Date: September 5, 2017
This story follows Emilie Day as she leaves the comfort of homeschooling to attend the local public high school. Emilie braces for the worst but discovers she might be able to find happiness through her new friendships with Chatham and Ayla. Except for one thing: no one knows about her epilepsy.
McCall Hoyle paints a vivid picture of high school life, from the quirky English teacher to the class clown who always has something to say. Emilie is a very relatable character. Nothing is going her way, and starting at a new high school makes everything worse. Throughout the book, it is easy to understand her reluctance to be honest with her new friends. She fears if people know the real her, they won’t accept or like her. On a smaller scale, this book is about Emilie trying to find her way in high school. However, the more important story is her journey to accept who she is and learn how to live.
Hoyle based this story loosely on the life of Emily Dickinson, and the result is both engaging and motivating. Emilie and Chatham work on an English project about Emily Dickinson, and each chapter begins with a quote from one of her poems. Emily Dickinson was a lifelong recluse, unable to conquer whatever demons haunted her. The Emilie in this story has her share of demons as well, but she reacts very differently from Dickerson. The key difference is the people in her life who love and challenge her. This story beautifully illustrates the importance of having or finding family and friends who love individuals for who they are but aren’t afraid to push friends to become someone even better.
This story is also a testament to the struggle those with disabilities face. As Hoyle points out, learning to live a full life can be very difficult for people who have disabilities that restrict their freedom and create fear. This book testifies to Emilie’s resilience, but also to how those around her either support or ridicule her.
The character of Chatham is what I liked least in the story. He’s too perfect because he’s athletic, cute, hilarious, and kind. The only thing he isn’t good at is English, but he succeeds in that class with minimal tutoring. Truthfully, incredible people like Chatham exist, but they still have flaws of some kind. Chatham’s lack of flaws made him seem less than real. Hoyle could have made him, and by extension the story itself, come alive even more had she shown us Chatham’s flaws. The character of Chatham aside, this is a touching book that explores a very real issue many people face.
If you don’t mind a book with a cliché dream boyfriend, by all means grab a copy and enjoy Emilie’s journey.
Review used by permission of Evangelical Church Library Association (ECLA)
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