But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be My witnesses ... Act 1:8
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Written by Linda Hardin
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Peace on earth sounds like an oxymoron as we celebrate Christmas. The United States can hardly be described as peaceful. Other countries resound similar sentiments as they endure political and social battles among themselves. The angels announced “Peace on Earth” and people have been looking for peace ever since. Is it possible to obtain peace in today’s world? Most evening news broadcasts cause us to answer negatively.
Perhaps we need to look at the concept of peace from an internal rather than outward perspective. When the angels announced Jesus’ birth, the Roman Empire was experiencing certain measure of external peace. However, as one ancient skeptic wrote, the emperor could only offer a temporary peace free of war. He could not offer peace of heart or peace from “passion, grief, and envy.”
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Written by Dr. Patty Hambrick
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Psalm 77:14
14 You are the God who performs miracles;
you display your power among the peoples.
In addition to my position at Charleston Southern University, I am a pastor’s wife. Around Christmas and several weeks before, we begin to practice for adult and children’s programs. We have quite a diverse congregation and we have children who come from unique circumstances and some from very difficult life situations.
Psalm 71:17 says, “O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do.” One of the wonderful things that God does in the world is to give us children to watch and care for. While we have many, many children in our church family, God has given me a special, wonderful child to “watch” this Christmas.
Antuannearah is three and full of spirit. She is beautiful, gives the best hugs; has big, precious smiles; and uses quite the vocabulary. She is wonderful. She has blessed her Sunday School teacher with the “f” word; she has shared the “one-way” sign; she has punched my pastor husband; and has told people she would kick them in various places.
On the day she shared her most special vocabulary, she was upstairs in my music class singing all by herself, “Jesus loves me, this I know.” She also sang, “for the Bible tells me so,” but she doesn’t read. She knows “Jesus loves “Antuannearah” because everyone loves her so very much!
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When You Pass Through the Waters |
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Written by Louann
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Isaiah 43
1 But now, this is what the LORD says—
he who created you, Jacob,
he who formed you, Israel:
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
3 For I am the LORD your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I can tell you about sweeping waters. Our family went to the Wisconsin Dells for a long weekend. It was a fabulous place. I love water parks, but because I am so fair-skinned I can’t spend a lot of time at water parks. But this place has, brace yourselves, indoor water parks. Really!! It’s unbelievable. I had always thought that would be a great idea, but didn’t think it was possible. Yet here it was. They were unveiling a new ride, the Vortex. Now, it really didn’t look so bad. A large funnel, and they push you and you ride down it. I was game.
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New Book for Pastors' Wives |
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Written by Donna Bordelon Alder
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As a scientist, teacher, author and pastor’s daughter, wife and mother, Donna Alder has studied the lives of ministry wives through a personally developed survey distributed throughout the US. From the 430 responses to this survey come the advice and counsel found in When the Pastor Is Your Husband. In addition, her review of relevant literature has distilled the responses of ministry wives in
six other surveys to reflect the opinions of over 7,000 women from many denominations, many areas of the United States and of diverse ages. She delivers a well researched, well illustrated book on the joys, the challenges, the success strategies of these women. She combines relevant, sometimes technical but always readable, background information, advice mined from the experiences of thousands, illustrating life stories and encouragement in an effort to come alongside those considering, those anticipating and those engaged in life as ministry wives.
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Turning Despair into Delight |
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Before we begin today’s discussion, turn with me to John’s Gospel, Chapter 5. Read verse 1 through 10a.This is a story about a man that during his entire adult life (and possibly from adolescence onward), was physically challenged. No doubt he felt hopeless. But let’s start at the beginning.
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