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Dec 31, 2017

Christ never calls us to crusade against evil. He never calls us to arms to rally and go and do something about evil. He only calls us to shine a light—to be about love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. And if we were the kind of followers of Jesus who are about that every...


Dec 25, 2017

At Christmas we hear an amazing story that God became one of us! Because of this, God knows our human feelings of fear, failure, elation, and joy…God is one with us. Oh, how we long to embrace such good news. As you open your heart this Christmas, God says "Hope was born this night for you. I love you. You are mine."


Dec 17, 2017

In many current Christmas movies, there is an element of deep transformation: George Bailey finds hope, Scrooge becomes generous, Charley Brown finds peace, the Grinch’s heart grows three sizes larger. There are many Christmas movies, but there is one Christmas story. The message of the season is LOVE; and we are part...


Dec 10, 2017

“Peace on earth and good will to all” seems like a fantasy expectation. Current life circumstance may make it feel that Christmas joy is far off. How can we get back to the childhood wonder that is pure and exuberant joy? Lasting joy is not rooted IN Christmas tradition; rather, it is THROUGH a Christmas...


Dec 3, 2017

We are clay and the Lord is our potter…all of are the works of God’s hand—shaped and loved by God. Like bread dough Christmas ornaments and pottery, we know that we get broken in all sorts of ways. Advent is about moving us from brokenness to wholeness to live out our potential for God’s loving purpose.