I don’t mind watching professional team sports, but there are things about it I do mind. I hate all the gloating, bragging, showboating and self exultation. I find it curious that we accept it from professional football players, but frown on this behavior in almost all other situations. Why is it so offensive? Do we
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We go camping once a year. OK, we are in a fifth wheel, so maybe it is not really camping. However, we don’t have any hookups and I still use the outhouse. Camping gives us a glimpse of what the world used to be like. I live in a rural area, so I don’t have
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What is it that the shepherds first glimpsed? What did the angel reveal in the desert night that would soon be shared with the rest of the world? PEACE. The angel announced the coming of the Messiah. It is also an announcement of joy and peace. Peace that is proclaimed to God’s people here on
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Joy – what is it? How can we understand our response to the good news of Christ’s coming? Why is it good news and why should we feel joy? How can we get joy? Luke 2:8-15 (CSB)8 In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock. 9 Then
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Faith. What exactly is faith? What does it look like and feel like to have faith? The Christmas story is one of faith. God is entering into creation, and to do so requires some trust. Luke 1:26-38 (CSB) 26 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to
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