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WHO IS MY NEIGHBOUR

Posted by Clare Braun on

And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy...

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Tags: community, connection, family, kingdom life, samaritan

More Than A Christmas Tree

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Posted by Clare Braun on

FOOD, FAMILY, AND GOOD TIMES I love and enjoy this time of the year as much as any other. I love the snow, Christmas trees, decorations, carols and especially love Handel's Messiah. At our home, the celebration on December 24 begins with appetizers and a family time at Maranatha for the...

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Tags: birth, christmas, death, family, jesus, kingdom, power, religion, religión, resurrection, spirit, traditions

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

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Posted by Roger Armbruster on

CAROLS CARRYING TRUTH As I get older, I am amazed at depths of truth that are in some of the traditional Christmas carols that I had missed seeing previously, even though I have sung these carols many times before. For example, the other morning, Marge and I were singing together the well-known...

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Tags: angels, babel, carols, chaos, christmas, goodwill, heaven, jesus, peace, praises, roman empire, truth, it came upon a midnight clear

Good Faith

Posted by Roger Armbruster on

Recently, I had the opportunity to read an excellent book by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons, entitled Good Faith, Being a Christian when Society Thinks You’re Irrelevant and Extreme. David Kinnaman is the president of Barna Group, a leading research and communications...

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Distractions and Things Above

Posted by Crystal Isaak on

"If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life...

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Tags: colossians, heaven, kingdom, perspective, transformation