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• Protected: Good News, Great Joy!

  December 25, 2024

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• “My Peace I Give You”

  December 11, 2024

  Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”  ~ John 14:27 Sounds Simple Enough This passage from John is one that hopes and strives to invoke

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• Our True Hope

  December 4, 2024

  “Hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” ~ Romans 5:5 When we talk about hope in connection with the season of Advent, we often confuse the things which give us true

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• Even the Rocks Cry Out

  April 3, 2024

  I went on a hike yesterday.  In addition to the physical fatigue, a few feelings and images linger: the staggering power of the wind on the mountaintop, the breathtaking beauty of the sunset at the end of the day, and the rocks. Rocks, you ask?  Those colorless, motionless, lifeless objects?  I know…  it seems

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• Shining Our Light in 2024

  January 10, 2024

  There is an old Chinese tradition to let go of a paper lantern at the end of the Chinese New Year celebration. It’s called the Shangyuan Festival and the lanterns can symbolize letting go of your past self. You may have seen pictures of a night’s sky with thousands of

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