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Some parts of the Bible come with questions and assumptions. The story of the visitors from the East is one. “Jesus was born in Bethlehem near Jerusalem during the reign of King Herod.  After Jesus’ birth a group of spiritual priests from the East came to Jerusalem and inquired of the people, “Where is theContinue Reading

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Have you ever found yourself DONE with Christmas as of December 25? You’ve spent weeks (maybe months) doing parties, presents, decorating, cooking, more presents, more gatherings, then church services and you are just done, Done, DONE! with Christmas? Or you’ve studied the Matthew 1 & 2 and Luke 1 &Continue Reading

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“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to theContinue Reading

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Merry Christmas! Today is a day to celebrate! We’ve traveled through Matthew 1 and much of Luke 1-2 and, although the Christmas Story isn’t over yet, it’s still a fabulous day to celebrate Emmanuel who is with us!! Today I want to focus on three songs which help us celebrateContinue Reading

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(We have been working our way through the Christmas Story in Luke 1-2 and Matthew 1. Mary and Joseph have been visited by angels, endured very challenging circumstances, and finally watched the birth of the God of the Universe in a shelter for animals, before being sent to Egypt toContinue Reading

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(We have been working our way through the Christmas Story in Luke 1-2 and Matthew 1. Mary and Joseph have been visited by angels, endured very challenging circumstances, and finally watched the birth of the God of the Universe in a shelter for animals, before being visited by local shepherdsContinue Reading

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(We have been working our way through the Christmas Story in Luke 1-2 and Matthew 1. Mary and Joseph have been visited by angels, endured very challenging circumstances, and finally watched the birth of the God of the Universe in a shelter for animals, before being visited by local shepherdsContinue Reading

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[Side note: Happy Winter Solstice! Today the northern hemisphere is tilted away from our sun the farthest of any point of the year – resulting in short days and long nights. Tomorrow we begin the slow journey toward the long days of summer as we gradually tilt back towards theContinue Reading

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(We continue our look at the Christmas Story in Luke 2. Yesterday, we focused on Joseph’s response to Gabriel’s announcement that he was supposed to take Mary for his wife, even though she was pregnant by the Holy Spirit.) Let’s go back to Joseph.  Joseph could have chosen to doubtContinue Reading

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(We continue our look at the Christmas Story in Luke 2. Yesterday, we focused on the angel Gabriel’s messages to Zechariah and to Mary and their responses.) Even after Mary’s answer, Gabriel wasn’t done speaking yet.  Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she became pregnant withContinue Reading