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Continue reading →: Mini Jesus Everywhere
This is Mini Jesus. A while back, Dakota Fox, our NextGen youth minister, came up with a creative idea for a teaching illustration for our students. He ordered a large bag of “Mini-Jesus” figurines. It proved to be a huge hit but shortly after Mini-Jesus started showing up everywhere: in…
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Continue reading →: Seeking Treasure
COMMUNION MEDITATION: SEEKING THE KINGDOM LIKE A TREASURE One of our favorite things to do on the weekend is go to garage sales. Now, I know some of you are right there with me. You understand the thrill of the hunt. But for my wife, MJ, and me, garage sales…
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Continue reading →: Advent of the King
Seth had always been a curious young man, and no other time during the year piqued his curiosity more than Christmas time. The sounds, the smells, and the lights captured his 8-year-old attention and bred anticipation and wonder. On Christmas Eve, Seth found himself in unfamiliar surroundings. Friends invited him…
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Continue reading →: Importance of Character
I’m reading a book by Lance Witt called Replenish: Leading from a Healthy Soul. In it he discussed Image Management where he says, “The greatest danger, really, isn’t in projecting a false image; there’s a Pharisee inside all of us, and I suspect we’ll struggle with this as long as…
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Continue reading →: Family
As we approach the holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas I want to leave you with something to ponder. So often times we hear families get together for the holidays and complain about the quarrels and conflicts that occur. It’s common place and often a joke or reference is made to…
