December, 2014

• 15 December

  Do You Believe in Miracles?

  

  Does God perform miracles today?  Do you believe all the Biblical miracles written 2,000 years ago?  Do you believe that in the centuries since the New Testament that people have been raised from the dead, due to the powers of God? These are key questions that can have a profound ...

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• 14 December

  Turning Words Into Actions: Stepping Out in Faith

  

  William Wilberforce, a member with the British Parliament literally became a “force” to be reckoned with. Destined to take a stand for the weak and weary, he fought with a God given passion determined to abolish the brutality and inhumane action towards the meek. Being born of a privileged English ...

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• 14 December

  Soaking Up Church Service…Or Not

  

  The praise and worship team sings intensely. Hands go up all over the church in adoration and praise while varying voices echoes each line of chorus. Some people are clapping, some are standing. Others are looking up to heaven and some are keeping their chest warm with their chins while ...

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• 14 December

  Let There Be Peace

  

  If ever our nations need peace, it’s now. Amid racial tensions, terrorist groups multiplying, Middle Eastern unrest, and economical downturns—not to mention the daily grind of sufferings. Am I touching a nerve? Against that backdrop, a pertinent line from ‘O Holy Night’ comes to mind. In the words of John ...

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• 14 December

  Cheers! You, Your Teen and Holiday Alcohol Consumption

  

  The stockings were hung by the chimney with care… …and Dad passed out beers without so much as a care? With holiday festivities well under way, many partygoers will be drinking and toasting the season—teens included. And believe it or not, many of those teens will get the liquor from ...

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• 14 December

  Healthy Holiday Foods – The Sweet Potato

  

  Anti-oxidants and vitamins and fiber – oh my! The aroma of sweet and savory delicacies during the holidays is enticing. The sweet potato is no exception. It’s equally delicious in a quick bread, a casserole or a pie. It can hold its own as a side dish dressed with only ...

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• 14 December

  Help! My Phone Won’t Leave Me Alone!

  

  Are you stuck in the cell-phone cycle? You promise yourself that you don’t need it. It’s just a simple tool connecting you to the outside world that is not always necessary. Yet you cannot seem to disconnect yourself long enough without having sweat bead up on your forehead or in ...

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• 13 December

  Our Hope: Lessons From Sunday School

  

  ‘You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine.’  Titus 2:1 (NIV) Lessons from Sunday school are not always the ones taught to the students in the class.  Quite often, the teachers also derive great benefits from the lessons they teach.  Consider this.  If we have been permitted to ...

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• 13 December

  Merry Christmas to Happy Holidays?

  

  “Here’s your order sir.” “Thank you ma’am. Have a good day, and a Merry Christmas.” “Oh, uhmm, you have a…happy holiday as well.” Yep, this was an actual conversation I had with a clerk, while ordering lunch one day this past week. Jesus has officially become a taboo subject on ...

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• 13 December

  There Are Still Teenage Heroes

  

  I remember the pressure in my teen years, probably the hardest years of my life.   I knew I was no hero.  Unpopular, pimpled and never asked out on a date.   I was prude by default it seemed like and I made plenty of bad choices that if I could change, I would.  However, life ...

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