Month: December 2013

God Weaving the Threads of Our Lives into the Tapestry of His Purpose

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Live In Love

  This Advent, we chose to celebrate a Who Christmas… A Who Christmas, what is that? You know the kind of Christmas patterned after the movie, How the Grinch stole Christmas, in which the Who’s of Whoville gather around a tree without presents and sing anyway.   To be honest, I found it refreshing not to be burdened down…
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Mercy – Justice

Over the course of 2013, I have been exploring the different names for God. I have heard that there are over 400 names referenced in the bible and each one reveals a different part of God’s character. In the bible it says, God wants to reveal Himself to us. What a very interesting thought! The…
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The Heart of a Rebel-Totally His

Today is Lottie Moons birthday. I find it incredibly sad that young people, no- most of the church today, has no idea who Lottie Moon wass…. It is important for us to know of her; the story; the sacrifice; the leadership, her absolute obedience to the call of God on her life… It is important to know what God…
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Let Replacements Flood The World

Last week Ronnie Smith was gunned down while going for a run in Benghazi, Libya. Ronnie was a High School chemistry teacher there. But Ronnie wasn’t there because he thought Libyan youth needed a chemistry education. A statement on the Austin Stone website said Smith had served on the church’s staff before moving to Libya:…
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Advent 2013: New Wine

No one uses a piece of new cloth to patch up an old coat, because the new patch will shrink and tear off some of the old cloth, making an even bigger hole. Nor does anyone pour new wine into used wineskins, because the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the…
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