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3 Things You Can Do When the Unexpected Comes Your Way

What happens when the unexpected happens? I don’t know about you, but I feel like every year at Christmas, something unexpected happens. This is the premise of pretty much every…



From Epic Failures to an Unfailing Plan: A Christmas Reflection

How many of you already have all your Christmas presents bought? How many of you already have them wrapped! How many of you haven’t even started Christmas shopping yet? Ok,…



God IS With Us Forever: Finding Faith in Uncertain Times

I don’t know about you, but Christmas really is one of the most wonderful times of the year for me. I grew up in a family that made a big…



Immanuel has a Middle Name

Meaning Words have meaning.  Names have meaning.  Have you ever looked up the meaning of your name?  According to thenamemeaning.com my name, Corey, means: Dweller in or near a hollow;…



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A Great Light

Light Up the Darkness I don’t know about you, but one of my favorite things about Christmas is the Christmas lights. Over the Thanksgiving break, our family started decorating the…



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Advent: Jesus Immanuel

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given…”  Isaiah 9.6 Meditation Can you imagine as Mary held her baby for the first time.  As she held…



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Advent: God with us

“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).  Matthew 1.23 Meditation Behold, Immanuel. God with us. The distance created between us & God as a result of our sin was too much for God.  And there…