Dear friends, Merry Christmas. I pray that as you have read these words, you are brought back to the miracle of Christ’s birth, the miracle of the fact that He has come with the sole purpose of saving us from sin (Luke 19:10), and the miracle of the fact that God Himself speaks to us.…
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With St. Patrick’s Day celebrations this month, I’ve been thinking lately about how people say they are lucky. You hear the phrase “the luck of the Irish” and that finding four-leaf clovers give you luck. Well, I try my best not to say that I am lucky or unlucky, because for us Christians, we know…
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Oh, what a night it must have been that first Christmas, the wonder and the awe that must have filled the air. I can only imagine the hush of the wind and the stillness of the night. I imagine for the shepherds the night began as any other night. I can see the shepherds as…
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Tonight night is Halloween and millions of kids will be heading out, asking their neighbors, “trick or treat?” These days, everyone always gives out a treat and never waits for a trick. But that very question, trick or treat, also models our interactions with the world. Think about this for a minute. When we go…
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“Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.” (I Peter 1:16) O Holy Night O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining, It is the night of the dear Saviour’s birth. Long lay the world in sin and error pining. Till He appeared and the Spirit felt its worth. A thrill of…
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There is so much to say about Jesus. Words fail us as we begin to take a look at His life and recount the wonders He performed and the love He demonstrated. No other person in History has done what Christ has done. Many have claimed power but He and He alone demonstrated it. Let’s…
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Recently, I have been thinking about the ocean quite a bit, mostly because I wish I were there right now. Amidst the unpredictable but never warm winter weather that we are currently living in, I have been dreaming about the months ahead that I will hopefully be found on a beach somewhere, enjoying the breathtaking…
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Oh, what a night it must have been that first Christmas, the wonder and the awe that must have filled the air. I can only imagine the hush of the wind and the stillness of the night. I imagine for the shepherds the night began as any other night. I can see the shepherds as…
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“Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again” (Luke 6:38) Giving of ourselves Why do we give of ourselves these days? If you…
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“And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And he entered into one of the ships, which…
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