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We might get a pat on the back or “aw”s from people who notice the nice things we do. We might get thank yous and recognition. Or we might not. It’s not so much the nice things we do for others as the reason we do it. Jesus teaches us what it means to show…

The lights, the gifts, the stockings, the decorations. People all around us are getting ready for Christmas. But beyond the shopping and cooking and cleaning, will your heart be ready for Christmas? The baby who was born in Bethlehem brings everything our hearts need. So let’s be sure to focus on why he came. To…

It’s easy to miss the good things in day-to-day life. It’s natural to focus on what’s frustrating and disappointing. It’s difficult to remember all the reasons to be glad and give thanks. Enter the power of gratitude. It’s a way of forcing ourselves to remember and really think about what is good. The things that…

Because life is hard for all of us. Because we weren’t designed to be isolated islands all by ourselves. Because trusting and hoping and persevering can be really hard sometimes. So we need each other. In the same place at the same time learning and singing and confessing the same beautiful things together. Because God…

Wouldn’t it be great to get a message from God? To have God himself actually talk to you? To hear him speaking what he wants you to hear and know? God talks to you. Yes, to you personally. In the Bible. The great and mighty Being of the universe who made it all and holds…

No one’s perfect. There’s plenty of blame to put on any of us for any number of mistakes and regrets. Who could be that pure? Good enough to be considered blameless? Well, you. In Christ, God makes you blameless. Planned before the world was made. True right here, right now. In Christ, God doesn’t accuse…