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STUDENT MINISTRY: Taking Christmas to the Community
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I know we are well into the Christmas season, but I have been wondering how many of us have carried the holidays outside our homes and church buildings. It is easy to keep our celebrations and service within those walls. We love our people and want to celebrate them and the season well. We have Christmas musicals, Sunday school parties, home gatherings and more. However, if we aren’t careful, we can focus our celebrations more on ourselves rather than on expressing the great gift of ...
HEALTHY CHURCH: The Narcotic of Activity
Our world is all about vision, goals and success. Even in the church, it is easy to fall into a pharisaical perspective — “I pray more than you, tithe more than you, attend church more than you, read my Bible more than you, so, therefore, I must be more spiritual than you.” We may not say it out loud, but many times, there is a voice inside of us crying out for others to notice our...