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What’s new? Certainly not Christmas, for we now trivialize a pivotal time in human history with never-ending ‘holiday’ things. “Where are our new toys,” ‘holiday season’ commercials lead us to ask? Most years I share a series celebrating the Advent of the joyous season of Christmas. This year’s four-part Advent series will focus on the prophecy…
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Psalm 100 Who is giving thanks? And to whom? “For what do we give thanks on Thanksgiving?” The New International Version tells us it is For giving grateful praise. The New King James Version calls it, A Song of Praise for the Lord’s Faithfulness to His People and the English Standard Version, borrowing from its text reminds us, His Steadfast…
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Paul’s encouragement for the church at Ephesus ‘Faint not at my tribulations or do not ‘lose heart over what I am suffering for you.’ The Apostle Paul writes these words differing some by translation [KJV or ESV]. διὸ αἰτοῦμαι μὴ ἐκκακεῖν ἐν ταῖς θλίψεσίν μου ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ἥτιςἐστὶν δόξα ὑμῶν – Ephesians 3:13 Do you lose…