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Gift Ideas for the Family

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Christmastime is one of the hardest things to shop for and stay within a budget for most people. In addition, you desperately desire to see a look of wonder and joy on the face of those whom you love. When our children were little, my wife and I ran across an idea that we implemented for years.  Some years we added to this idea, while others we were barely able to get it done. I do not remember where we learned of this idea, so I do not take credit for it at all.  Four things to get your kids at Christmas: Something they want Everybody wants something. You can keep it simple or make it extravagant. This requires listening to your family. It may be that you have to ask them to write things down. At this point, our family uses the app Elfster to help us know what each other are looking and wanting. We can use it year round for other gift-idea occasions as well. Something they need You know what they need.  Whatever that may be that will help them along the journey of life. This tends to
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Now Is The Time To Stand For Truth

 Our world is full of accusations, allegations, condemnations, retaliations, polarization, victimization, and the list goes on and on.  What are we, as believers in Jesus Christ our God and Savior, supposed to do with all of these things?  How do we respond biblically?  The answer is simple, but it is not easy.  We stand for biblical truth. Let me give you three ways that are just the tip of the iceberg, but help us on our way to living out biblical truth. 1. We stand on the rock, Jesus Christ.          The believer cannot stand alone, nor even without the help of Jesus. Peter and Paul both remind us what the prophet states about Jesus by declaring,  “BEHOLD, I LAY IN ZION A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK OF OFFENSE, AND HE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.” (Romans 9:33; 1 Peter 2:8 NASB) When those we look up to as models fail and fall we must look past them to Jesus Christ the Lord who is the only One in whom we will never be disappointed.  Every other person will fail an
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A Worldwide Pandemic

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  The COVID Pandemic has affected every single person in the world in one way or another.  The response has been varied and wide, sometimes even within the same household.  I believe that this pandemic can teach believers in Jesus Christ a thing or two about how to respond to others by comparing cultural responses to the pandemic with sin.  Specifically, there are three thoughts that can help us in evangelism that  are necessary to meet people where they are in order to take them where they need to go. 1. Everyone is affected by sin, but not everyone believes they have been.  Just like COVID, sin has affected the entire world.  Scripture tells us that "all have sinned and fallen short of God's glory."  However, there are many who believe that they are good, moral people.  They are not evil and therefore have no need to change or even listen about a Rescuer.  To even suggest differently is an affront to them. Christians do not need people to agree that everyone has sinned
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