December 19, 2019
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Advent
| Tags: Advent, devotional, Magi, herod, star, bethlehem, joy, rejoicing, Christmas, manger, birth, Jesus
How is it possible that one event could produce such polarizing reactions? When we look at Matthew 2, the star that appeared marking the birth of Jesus drove some to the heights of joy and drove others to total madness.
Not much has changed in 2000 years. Still the name of Jesus is seen as the sweetest of all names or an total intrusion into a conversation depending on wh...
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November 22, 2017
| Tags: feast of booths, feast of tabernacles, thanksgiving, Jesus, worship, thanks
Did you know the regular practice of enjoying a big meal once a year vastly precedes 1621? In fact, we can find it being practiced nearly 3,000 years ago in Scripture, and many people think this ancient biblical holiday is what originally influenced the first Thanksgiving meal that took place on our soil in the 1600's.
The Feast of Booths (or Feast of Tabernacles) was ins...
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October 31, 2017
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Race and Justice
| Tags: racial injustice, racial tension, church, race, Gospel, Jesus
If you watch the news or engage any areas of social media or just look around, it is clear that there are areas of racial tension and injustice in this nation and many of these issues have been polarizing in the church rather than bringing unity. It is nearly impossible to engage the topic without offending someone who sees things differently. It is further complicated b...
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April 21, 2017
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Culture
| Tags: church, Jesus, contentment, american dream, materialism, money, wealth, standard of living, christians, freedom in christ
Recently on a NPR special, they were taking calls concerning the realization that the “American Dream” isn’t as readily available for my generation (those born in the 1980s to now) as in past generations. It’s too expensive, good paying jobs are harder to come by, and college is becoming essentially unaffordable for the average American. The question posed was this...
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March 25, 2016
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Good Friday
| Tags: Jesus, Gospel, Cross, Love, Forgiveness, Good Friday, death of Christ, propitiation, hope
"You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross." - Matthew 27:40
Little did they realize that in a few short hours, he would indeed destroy the Temple by disabling it's purpose. Due to the power of sin, God was present but removed physically from his people in his dwelling place, the Templ...
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