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Christmas is Here – Like it or not!

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Whether it happened December 25th or some time in August is of little consequence, the fact is – IT HAPPENED! The baby Jesus was born in a manger in Bethlehem some 2000 years ago. It is the beginning of the Gospel message we Christians proclaim. There is a God and He enters human history and He has moral standards He expect man to follow. It took a supernatural visit to convince Joseph that Mary had not violated this moral code. Jesus, the Son of God, had to be born into a family, a man and a woman joined together in marriage. Continue reading →

Stand

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nativityScriptures have an encouragement for us in the day we live in, such as facing the attacks of unbelievers like the Freedom from Religion Foundation in Wisconsin –

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. – Ephesians 6:13

Paul is instructing us how to react to  “wiles of the devil” that will surely trouble us whenever we attempt to honor God. The city of Brookville, Indiana is fighting to keep a Nativity Scene that has been there since their founding 50 years ago. One resident had this to say about this problem: Continue reading →