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Back to the Present

Lisa May
17 Dec 2020
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Back in Time Family, the stuff we’re made of. Where do we come from? Where do you feel most at home? “The Hillbilly Elegy” is the top 10 movie on Netflix.  It’s a story of a Yale law student that receives an urgent phone call that pulls him back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his future. The movie opens with a cast of characters such as Glenn Close, Amy McAdams, and the first words are “it’s the year of our Lord.” We all have a story.   The family system Dr. […]

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Jesus Our Emmanuel

Julie Anne Vargas
10 Dec 2020
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There are so many wonderful things that come with the Christmas season, and Christmas music about Jesus has to be top of my list. I have to admit that I started streaming Christmas as my life’s soundtrack starting mid-November. I just can’t help myself. There’s something about the words of Christmas hymns and ancient chant-like melodies that stir my soul and wrap me up in wonder. It’s almost as if time stands still and calls us to remember, to reflect, and to ponder the goodness of God in His incarnation. As the weather changes outside and it gets (slightly) cooler, […]

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Fire and Fur Coats

Stephan Tchividjian
8 Dec 2020
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There is an old Jewish term, tzaddik im peltz, meaning, “a righteous man in a fur coat.” There are two ways of keeping warm on a cold night. You can wear a fur coat or light a fire. Wear a fur coat and you warm only yourself. Light a fire and you warm others. The year 2020 has been one of the most unusual years of my life (and I could be so bold and suggest the same is true of you). The year has been polarizing. We have all experienced loss and gain, peace and fear, loneliness and community […]

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What creative way will you honor and enjoy this COVID Christmas? 

The Good News
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Christmas is too important to let slide. This month Good News Wants to Know… What creative way will you honor and enjoy this COVID Christmas?  Not sure how creative this is but we do an annual Christmas party for our Rescue Upstream team, and I am renting a very large tent and celebrating in the backyard so we can socially distance.  Fellowship is so important! Char Talmadge, Director, Rescue Upstream My siblings and I have talked about taking some time with the family this Christmas to have everyone share an update about what’s been happening in our lives (we don’t […]

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Band of Brothers Complete Boot Camp

The Good News
4 Dec 2020
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Approximately 275 Mighty Men gathered in Lake Wales, Florida, at Masterpiece Gardens for the “Band of Brothers Boot Camp.” The days were filled with activities that included a shooting range, sports, games, good food, huge fire pits and candid testimonies. CEO Guy Shashaty said “Most men are stuck and confused and cannot find their way. The Band Of Brothers gives them the answers, equips them for battle, trains them up and sends them to battle with confidence.” Ephesians 6:13-17 Band of Brothers brings healing Band of Brothers focuses on God’s divine plan in creating a masculine man that is designed […]

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Faithful Leaders Are Made Not Born

Edwin Copeland
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We’ve all heard the popular phrase that leaders are born, not made. While I’m not going to argue whether or not that statement is true or not, I will contend that faithful leaders are made not born. The reality is that our region needs faithful leaders more than ever before. Each and every one of us stands on the shoulders of faithful men and women of God. We’d know some of their names, but the vast majority of these faithful leaders are nameless. Single mothers who prayed daily. Fathers who would awaken before dawn to meet with the Lord. Youth […]

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All I Want for Christmas is…What?

Dr. Bob Barnes and Torrey Roberts
3 Dec 2020
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All I want for Christmas is… what? The answer to that question could determine the success or failure of your Christmas experience. As a parent, the question is: What do we really want for Christmas? Don’t we want something that will last on into generations to come? Something powered by more than batteries. I have never heard anyone say, “We have a great family tradition of giving each other video games for Christmas. It’s been an awesome part of our Christmas for generations. It’s what brings us back home each year.” There are many electronic things we could get for […]

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Honor Those in Need with Gifts that Give Back

The Good News
19 Nov 2020
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Families living in poverty throughout the Caribbean and Latin America are enduring even more hardships as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Food For The Poor’s Christmas Gift Catalog is filled with gift ideas to ease their suffering and continue giving long after the holidays have passed. As the global pandemic makes finding food difficult in the countries where the charity serves, a gift of rice and beans can be lifesaving. For $40, you can provide 100 pounds of rice and beans or feed a child for a year for $73. For $114, you can provide a family with a […]

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Giving Thanks for the True Bread from Heaven

Dr. Tommy Boland
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For the last three months we have been engaged in a new apologetic focus: Surprised by Jesus: Encountering Christ in the Old Testament. I have been preaching this as a sermon series at Cross Community Church, and it is available for you to hear at sermonaudio.com/thecrosscc Because this is the month of Thanksgiving, I thought we should pause to give thanks for the True Bread from Heaven. We will continue with our three-part formula for finding Jesus in the Old Testament by using these three headings: The Problem, The Promise, and The Person. Next month we will have a special […]

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Operation Christmas Child Drop-Off Sites Are Now Open

The Good News
17 Nov 2020
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As Thanksgiving Day approaches, many families are already thinking about Christmas. For those who are including Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts as part of their holiday, more than 4,000 drop-off sites are now open. Volunteers are collecting shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 16–23. Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts—filled with school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys—to children worldwide for more than two decades. This is a project that everyone can still be a part of, even with COVID-19 restrictions. Children Need to Know God “In the midst of the pandemic, the needs are greater […]

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