Drawing on Clean White Plates
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Drawing on Clean White Plates

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your holy spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and sustain in me a willing spirit. -Psalm 51:10-12 Happy New Year! 2023...

To have the life that is waiting for us…
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To have the life that is waiting for us…

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” – Isaiah 43:18-19 “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so...

May Our Burdens Be Lightened
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May Our Burdens Be Lightened

For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders, and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. -Isaiah 9:6 As we dive into this Christmas season, there will be much to do; gifts to buy, parties to attend, decorating to be...

At Our Best at Christmas
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At Our Best at Christmas

At Christmas, by Edgar Guest A man is at his finest towards the finish of the year; He is almost what he should be when the Christmas seasons here; Then he’s thinking more of others than he’s thought the months before, And the laughter of his children is a joy worth toiling for. He is...

A Note of Thanks
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A Note of Thanks

Dearest Central Christian Church Family, I am so truly honored to have received the divinity scholarship again this year. Thegenerosity extended through scholarships such as this allows students like me to attendseminary without incurring a large sum of educational debt. As I shared at last month’s Administrative Council meeting and in my Octobernewsletter article, I...

Caring for Cold Homeless Neighbors
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Caring for Cold Homeless Neighbors

“They lie all night naked, without clothing, and have no covering in the cold.They are wet with the rain of the mountains and cling to the rock for want of shelter.” Job 24:7-8 “The natives showed us extraordinary kindness; for because of the rain that had set in andbecause of the cold, they kindled a...