Joy Notes

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Christmas Joys

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What brings joy at Christmas?   It’s not just one thing.  It’s a combination of many. Family get-togethers We started the […]

Journal, Joy Notes

Thanks for giving your gifts!

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This last Sunday at Community Wesleyan was a festival of gifts.   In the Nativity Story  (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0762121/),  the old shepherd tells

Americana, Journal, Joy Notes

The Sunday before Christmas is Cherished

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How do you describe the Sunday before Christmas?   From my observations over the years, at church, it’s one of the

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More Thanksgiving Ideas

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At our extended family Thanksgiving dinner for the Jones clan yesterday, I received a couple really neat ideas for young

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Making Thanksgiving Real

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Thanksgiving is one of the great holidays of the year.    These days when so much is determined by commercial value,

Church Leadership, Journal, Joy Notes

My Results of Fasting and Prayer through Pray & Act

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I have been participating in the national Pray & Act emphasis led by Jim Garlow and Chuck Colson.  October 30

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A Climate of appreciation returns to us on Pastor Appreciation Sunday!

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As a pastor, you never quite know what the congregation will do for pastor appreciation Sunday, a verbal roast, a

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Why a Christian College like Houghton

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I usually enjoy my trip to Houghton for the fall Trustee meeting, but this time, something really exhilarating happened.  I

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