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Shaking Things Up

By Joel Hoffschneider If your employer comes into the office and announces…‘We are going to shake things up, emergency meeting at 11:30 …’ it’s probably scary.  If the doctor tells you that the medicine you have been …

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Leaders

Rest is not only something God has for me, it is something he wants from me. He wants full claim over my time – my time to work and my time to rest, a rest crafted since …

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Fully Present

By Michelle Hoffschneider Time is one of the most valuable resources we experience as humans. So why do we waste so much time dwelling on the past or worrying about the future? How can we hold space in the …

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Safe Place

By Brenda Jank Mary did what she needed to do.She packed her bags, made an exit strategy, and left.What do you NEED to do this Christmas?Luke tells us that Mary took to the hills. She went where …

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The Most Unstable Stable

By Joel Hoffschneider “But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been …

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Snowfall Pause

By Emily Vandyke “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”Psalm 46:10 The first snowfall of the year is nothing short of magical:  …

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Salvation and Sanctification

Salvation: God brings Heaven to our souls through the free gift of love and grace won for us by Jesus’ death on the cross. This divine salvation, offered to us without any merit on our part, allows …

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From My Journal

I love Psalm 26.2-3Test me, O Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind. For your love is ever before me, and I walk continually in your truth. I like this quote, too. “Knowledge has a …

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Go Green

Living in the confines of four sterile walls stifles our senses. Americans spend 95% of their time indoors. Instead of being surrounded by the God-made wonders of evening sunsets, hovering dragonflies, dew-covered spider webs, and the twinkle …

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