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Beholding the beauty of Christ in Wal-Mart What Tim Tebow can’t do? Some want to make him super man, but he’s not. The Devil’s playbook. And how he aims to defeat you. Lessons for the church from Joe...
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IMMANUEL: a God who is with people
This morning I was taking care of my baby girl while her mother was washing some dishes. She played with her stuff animal doggy for a few minutes, but she quickly gravitated over to where I was...
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Mary & me
Who are the top-5 most popular teenagers in the world? According Google search engine the top-5 are: Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, and Emma Watson. Are you a Bieliber?...
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Christmas: It’s “Supernatural!”
There’s no way I can think of Christmas and not also think of the term “supernatural.” Its definition certainly lends weight to this conclusion. “Relating to or attributed to phenomena that cannot be...
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Does X-mas really take Christ out of Christmas? Jesus ripped up Santa’s list. Naughty or nice He can rip up yours too. Christmas in a Nutshell. 10 Ways to bring the gospel home this Christmas. Having...
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IMMANUEL: Jesus be incarnate in me
This week I swept my wife away for a romantic getaway in the woods of Milton, Ontario. We left our daughter in the delightful care of her grandparents. We ate dinner at a beautiful bistro, talked...
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thumb licks [12.05.12]
Good News of Great Joy, a FREE e-book for this advent. Anti-Santy Ranty, comparing Jesus and Santa. Why we should rejoice when God blesses others. I once made an origami frog, but these paper animals...
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let there be light
This message is used by permission from my good friend Brian. Brian is a former physicians assistant and shepherd. Now Brian is serving the gospel to the least reached. He is living the Words he wants...
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waiting (a story of a boy and Christmas)
A real-life story of a boy and Christmas from Ben Houchen, a shepherd and my best bud since middle school. Waiting. Nikki took Cynnan to the Surgeon today and had the pre-op consultation. Everything...
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the gift that keeps on giving
These are some beautiful reflections by my wife Sarah on Christmas. I can only imagine that both Mary and Joseph were exhausted. For the last 5-9 months as people learned of her pregnancy, Mary had...
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born to forgive
Sunday at church I heard a great message about forgiveness from a familiar passage (Luke 7:36-50). However, I fall in the trap of hearing a lot about forgiveness, but practicing it superficially....
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25 Days of Christmas Advent Catechism Calendar
I was looking for a catechism for my daughters this Christmas that took Old Testament Prophecies about Jesus and compared them to a New Testament fulfillment. I couldn’t find anything, so Sarah and I...
View ArticleUnfamiliar or Misunderstood Words of Christmas
Christmas is a special time of the year. We often make time to visit family, give gifts, decorate, and celebrate. As the years go by and history passes there are certain traditions or meanings...
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The Christmas Story as Drawn by our Children
This is an epic time of the year. It’s what happened 2,000 years ago that makes it so important. God took on flesh to save the world. This is the Christmas Story. This year our children made...
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Small & Seemingly Insignificant
We have a Christmas tradition of hiding around our home tiny figurines of the wise men, Mary and Joseph. The kids wake up each morning scouring the house to find where they snuck off to next....
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Hark the Herald, Angels Sing
Have you noticed how many songs on your Christmas playlist mention angels? Like Hark the Herald Angels Sing. That was no sentimental Christmas carol. It’s chocked-full of theology. It’s soaked with...
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O Come, Let Us Adore Him
I don’t know what’s occupying your mind right now. Maybe you’re replaying a chat in the car with your spouse or child. Maybe a situation back home or on your team. Maybe something ahead of you this...
View ArticleChrist is King
Who created His dominion and made it good.Whose image is stamped on us through and through.Who walked among His creation.Who gives life to all. Who is sovereign over all.Who feeds and sustains all...
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