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Dear Family and Friends, One of our simple joys in life is carrying our grandkids. Especially when they start waving their arms, signaling for us to pick them up. Why? Because when they reach up to us, we feel trusted and loved. I imagine God feels the same way when we reach up to Him.
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Dear Family and Friends, This is just a gentle reminder that this coming Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the 40 weekday period leading up to Easter. Lent is observed by Catholics and some Protestant churches. It’s a period set aside to truly contemplate what our Lord did for us on that cross. It’s a
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Dear Family and Friends, Do you remember those soul searching moments in your youth when you wondered about your future? Now that you’re a Christ follower, have you ever had moments when you wondered what God has planned for your future? I suspect many of us have wondered what our role in God’s Kingdom will
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Dear Family and Friends, It’s been awhile but I still remember my intermediate accounting course in college, taught by an outstanding professor who was not only tough, he made us compete for our grades. I loved every minute of it. That was until the day he announced the mid-term grades and awarded only two A’s –
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Dear Family and Friends, In his book, Erasing Hell, Francis Chan tells of the time he was sitting in a Starbucks writing his book, occasionally looking up from his computer to see so many happy, busy, laughing, chatting people enjoying life. He writes, “The place buzzes with life. Meanwhile, I sit here reading passage after
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Dear Family and Friends, “Prone to wander, Lord I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love, Here’s my heart, oh take and seal it, Seal it for Thy courts above.” My guess is we have all sung these words from a hymn named, Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. Robert Robinson may have
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Dear Family and Friends, “In 2023, the oldest Boomers turn 77, and the youngest will celebrate their 59th birthdays.” This wake up call of a quote comes from a well known pastor, Carey Nieuwhof. In his article he writes, “Boomers have been the heart of most churches for decades on end. Born between 1946 and
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Dear Family and Friends, Let’s begin with a timely question: What are you hoping for in this New Year? Are you hoping for a year that’s even better than the year past? Or was this past year so painful you hope to never go through another one like it again? Regardless of the year we
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Dear Family and Friends, I pray God blessed you immensely with joy and peace this Christmas Day. Today, as we start counting down to the end of the year, I want to briefly introduce you to a neighborhood in central Tokyo, one that is unlike any other in Japan. It’s a neighborhood filled with
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