Though most of the people we associate with know about the story of Christmas, many people have been seduced by an alternate Christmas. They have taken the liberty of reinventing Christmas so that it means whatever nice things they want it to mean. I suppose it is understandable that Christmas would take on another meaning…

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You may think of dinner around the table, Mom’s cookies, a football game, and off-key carols when you think of your best Christmas memories; but admit it, you like the gifts too. We all enjoy the mystery behind the bow, the thoughtfulness of the gift, and the love that offered it. Here are 5 gifts…

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Near the end of our recent All Peoples East Gathering in Charlotte, a man got up and made a presentation about hinge moments. Do you know what a hinge moment is? Using a case study from a church in Birmingham, Alabama this man taught us about hinge moments. Though not an EFCA congregation, the church…

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Have you ever contemplated the virgin birth? Mary mothering the KING of kings, the Messiah, the Savior. Sometimes in our Christmas rush we don’t think about the astounding truth of that union. Mary, the young teenage virgin. A woman taught to faithfully look for the Messiah. And God – holy, holy, holy God – massive…

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