Advent and the Arrival of Peace

There is an old greeting throughout the history of the church that echoes the words of Jesus: “peace be with you!” The greeting is then responded with an imitation of goodwill: “and also with you!” But what does this greeting mean? What merit do these words have? We live in a world that makes promises…

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Transformation

  I was headed down a road of self-destruction. I knew it, yet I kept going. In my mind I was going crazy. In my soul I was wanting sanity. All but one child had left the roost and I wanted to run away. My marriage was falling apart, my spiritual life was all but…

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The Fear of Everything by Andra Pape

My mother had a saying when I was little. “…this side of heaven.” She used it when unforeseen things happened…tragedies that begged for explanation when none was available. She would simply say, “We aren’t meant to understand it this side of heaven.” As a child I never understood that phrase. It often times was told…

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A Fresh Start by Melissa Todd

A Fresh Start can be defined as an opportunity to start over without prejudice; a clean slate, a chance, a new opportunity. Where are you on your life journey? Are you tired of the same day-to-day routine and you want something new? Do you need a vacation to clear your mind? Or have you found yourself in…

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