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Matt Chandler – thoughts on surgery

I mentioned this video in the sermon this morning from Matt Chandler, the lead pastor of Village Church in the Dallas area.  He is an Acts 29 guy who was recently diagnosed with a tumor on his brain requiring immediate surgery.  His response to God’s will in the midst of his suffering is a terrific […]

R. C. Sproul, Alice Cooper, and Faith

Found this to be interesting and funny, as theologian R. C. Sproul talks about his relationship with rocker Alice Cooper, and Cooper’s faith in Jesus, and a little bit about golf.  Check out the video here.

Tips for dads during Christmas

Hey dads (if you are not a dad, pass it on to your dad or someone you know who is a dad)!  At the heart of Christmas is the gift of relationship, that God sent His Son Jesus so that we could draw us into a relationship with Himself.  As a dad, one of the […]

Youth Progressive Dinner

We have a great Christmas party for our middle school and high school students on Friday December 18.  For our Progressive Dinner we will have portions of our dinner at three homes, having a little Christmas fun along the way.  We’ll end the evening with a white elephant gift exchange – which will get everyone […]

Devotion – Hebrews 9

Remember that the book of Hebrews is a very Jewish book.  It was probably written at a time when the Temple stood in Jerusalem, and the sacrifices continued to be made by the priests.  In fact, for many Jewish Christians, they probably struggled with how Jesus death on the cross related to the sacrifices made […]