December 6, 2023
by Debra Wampler
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Advent 2023
| Tags: Jesus, peace, advent, chaos
When I was a kid, I thought KAOS was simply the name of an international organization of evil with the goal of world domination, make believe from the old TV show Get Smart. I didn’t know as a young child it was a play on the word chaos. Not all children are able to be as blissfully unaware of chaos as I was but all of us in our teen years, if not for sure by adulthood, ...
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November 29, 2023
by Nancy Mackensen
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Advent 2023
| Tags: Jesus, hope, peace, advent
"Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to people he favors!" (Luke 2:14 CSB)...
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September 14, 2023
by Nancy Mackensen
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Devotional Blog
A devotional by Nancy Mackensen...
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April 3, 2023
by Nancy Mackensen
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Easter
| Tags: Jesus, Easter, new
Connecting new life in Christ to clothing has its limits, but what we find in scripture about the resurrection and what this brings to our lives, is immeasurable. Easter reminds us to celebrate all that God makes new....
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December 12, 2022
by Ethel Billingslea
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Advent 2022
| Tags: Jesus, Salvation, advent, christmas
Every birth is a miracle, and every child is a “Gift from God.” But centuries ago, the miracle of miracles occurred. A baby was born....
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December 6, 2022
by Peter Hajek
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Category:
Advent 2022
| Tags: Jesus, light, joy, wise men
Why weren’t there others equally curious enough to follow this strange star?
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November 30, 2022
by Katherine Moser
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Category:
Advent 2022
| Tags: Jesus, peace, worry, prince
Isaiah 9:6 announces Jesus as the Prince of Peace. And Isaiah proclaims that he is born to us, that this son is being given to us. Jesus – and by extension, his peace – is for us, in every sense. ...
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November 23, 2022
by Laura Dickerson
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Category:
Advent 2022
| Tags: Jesus, hope, Salvation, advent, waiting
The angel said to Mary, “…behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end” (Luke 1:31-33). ...
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April 6, 2022
by Patrick Pace
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Lent Devotionals 2022
| Tags: Jesus, Lent, repentance, king, sheep, shepherd
Sheep wander the lowland darkness, nibbling at the hardwoods that grow among the bogs and the burnt hollows. An impossible ridge separates them from green meadows, azure pools, and the golden throne of God, and the flock knows it not. Wolves also wander there. And we, the sheep, follow in their wolvery....
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March 31, 2022
by Cindy Moser
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Lent Devotionals 2022
| Tags: Jesus, Lent, spring, Rest, cleaning
At this time of year spring is showing itself everywhere. Even the word Lent itself means spring, and the Lenten season has been described as a 40-day springtime for the soul....
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