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A Thanksgiving Prayer

A Thanksgiving Prayer

A Thanksgiving Prayer(written by Cathy Duncan, VP/Spiritual Life Director)Oh Lord, On this Thanksgiving Day, we thank You for your endless love and constant forever presence in our lives. We thank You for love of family and friends who surround our lives. We thank You...

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We Are Christ’s Witnesses

We Are Christ’s Witnesses

We Are Christ’s Witnesses“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) “By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is...

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Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday

Easter SundayEaster, a day of triumph! He’s alive!! The Passion week ended with the illegal trials against Christ. The Sanhedrin members wanted His influence on the people to end. They wanted to keep their religious power. They did not like that Jesus had the true...

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Good Friday

Good Friday

Good FridayWhy is it called Good Friday when it’s the day Jesus, brutally died? Churches observe the day with a service where they remember Christ’s death with hymns, thanksgiving prayers, talk about the special significance that the day holds and observe the Lord's...

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Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday

Palm SundayPalm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter. It begins Holy Week. Holy week is called that for the events that transpired in Jesus’ last week on Earth. As the days of Lent draw close to the Passion Week, we reflect more and more on what Christ has done and is...

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Giving a Gift from The Spirit

Giving a Gift from The Spirit

Giving a Gift fromThe Spirit2 Cor 9  For the month of February when we think about love, my mind went to love as it is manifested as giving.  One of the gifts of The Spirit is giving.  It took me a long time to grasp that. Whether it is to missions, IOKDS, those in...

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Gabriel’s Complaints

Gabriel’s Complaints

Gabriel's ComplaintsI have tried – really I have - to deliver Your message. If I may say so I am wondering why once wasn’t enough – You know we had such an excellent response to your invitation to bear the Holy One, Blessed be he, into an unlikely geography where...

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AT THE FEET OF JESUS

AT THE FEET OF JESUS

AT THE FEET OF JESUSShe sat at the feet of Jesus.Her legs carefully tucked under her.Her arm across His knees. She looked into his eyes.Listening to His words.Nothing would’ve drawn her away. The room was quiet.Only Jesus spoke. She was Mary.Sister to Martha.Sister to...

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Fun Facts about Christmas

Fun Facts about Christmas

Fun Facts about ChristmasThe phrase, Happy Holidays, has been used in the United States since at least the mid-1800s. Holiday, which dates back before the year 950, stems from the Old English word h? Ligdaeg, meaning “holy day.” Happy Holidays is often seen as the...

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December Devotional

December Devotional

December DevotionalAs we close out the year, I am closing out the devotions from the conference. The last relatedto Hannah’s prayers.I think that she is a great role model for consistent, trusting prayer. The other lesson from heris that she promised her firstborn to...

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