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True inspirational stories to warm your heart and kindle the spirit
A Winter’s Day
It’s one of the most beautiful sights a person can see. In the midst of the darkness and cold of winter, we wake up after a nighttime snowfall and behold, everything is white!
Bringing a freshness, a sustained strength, a joy, and continual blessing from the inside out. God gives us a pure heart. Breaking through our dark and dreary thoughts and desires, He returns us to purity - a new start.
A New Beginning
We often consider January 1st as a time of new beginnings. A new year, a fresh start, with resolutions to live a different life. But January 1st is just a date on the Gregorian calendar. Nothing really changes January 1st.
But we have an opportunity for real change every day, and we share that opportunity together every week.
What is Our Worth?
The Advent season is a time when we prepare for the coming of Christ, in the world and in our hearts. For believers, it is a time of reflection, expectation, anticipation, and celebration. Even as we celebrate the birth of Jesus in a humble stable in Bethlehem, we also anticipate the second coming of Christ, in hope for the establishment of God’s kingdom.
A Musical Gift
Lori was devastated when she learned her autistic son's trumpet would be repossessed just before the school Christmas concert. Read Lori's story about how a kind stranger saves Christmas.
Hope for the Holidays
If you are struggling with the holiday blues, we pray you will come to know that there is no situation too difficult for God. We invite you to join us this holiday season as we support one another with the love of Jesus Christ our Savior. Read on to see 7 holiday survival tips.
November - A Strange Month or a Holy Month?
It begins with a strange celebration we call Halloween and ends with anticipation of Christmas. In between, we have All Saints Day, Thanksgiving and Black Friday. We mix our worlds together and can find ourselves following other gods without even realizing it.
Praise God for Angels
She left Ocean Grove in the teeming rain, with roads flooded dangerously. Suddenly, a car pulled in front of her.
The Magic of Shoebox Sunday
There is a buzz about the building, unlike any other day. Excitement is in the air as the holiday season is soon about to kick off with the arrival of Advent, and Santa Claus in the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade. Trailers line the front of the church parking lot. The church freezer is stuffed with turkeys for our meal ministries, and the altar is shimmering with a sea of colorfully wrapped shoeboxes.