Merry Christmas & Happy Birthday, Teyah Marie Riegel!

Tim and Megan are proud parents of their precious Teyah Marie Riegel! Teyah was born yesterday at 12:20pm, sharing her birthday with, well…Jesus! Talk about a reminder.
Congratulations Tim and Megan!

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Contemplating Christmas

This quote is taken from a Christmas sermon by the eighteenth century English preacher-evangelist, George Whitefield (found in Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus: Experiencing the Peace and Promise of Christmas.) May it encourage you to contemplate Christmas!
“It was love, mere love; it was free love that brought the Lord Jesus Christ into our world. What, shall [...]

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Zechariah’s Song

Zechariah loves to sing! (Not my son, but Elizabeth’s husband, John the Baptist’s dad.) In Luke 1:67-80, he bursts out in an amazing song of praise  and blessing to and hope in God. Why? Because he was witnessing God’s promises made throughout the story of Israel becoming God’s promises kept…right before his eyes! First in [...]

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“That will be ‘Christmas’ indeed!”

“On this side of eternity, Christmas is still a promise. Yes, the Savior has come, and with him peace on earth, but the story is not finished. Yes, there is peace in our hearts, but we long for peace in our world.
Every Christmas is still ‘a turning of the page’ until Jesus returns. Every December [...]

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Read about our Montreal Missionaries

This article was posted in the December 2008 issue of BCM (Bible Centered Missions) magazine. Tony, a missionary to Montreal who WBC supports, shares the details of his ministry in the article. He also comments on other missionaries, two of our men from our family, Dwight and Geoff, who have gone and helped the street [...]

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Christians in Crisis in Orissa

Two weeks ago we specifically prayed for Christians in Orissa India. Anti-Christian violence  has left more than 70,000 people homeless, hundreds dead and thousands injured. I encourage you to take a few minutes to read the most recent update from Voice of the Martyrs, click here.
“Remember…those who are mistreated–since you yourselves are in the body [...]

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Picture 2008

As 2009 approaches it is a good time to look back and see where we’ve been.  I find that pictures help put a face on the news, so I wanted to put a link to this retrospective produced by MSNBC. 
Some of these photos are not for the faint of heart or for children – but they are [...]

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Welcome Ezra Jacob Coldwell!

“We are excited to announce the arrival of Ezra Jacob Coldwell, finally! 11:35AM December 11, 2008 we were blessed with a healthy 8lb 14oz boy. Mom is recovering from a little over of twelve hours of labor to deliver the 21.75 inch bruiser. But all is well from the health side of [...]

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The Wrecking “You Remain”

The Wrecking’s new video “You Remain” is fantastic.

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No Boulevards Tonight!

As you can imagine, with the forecast such as it is, Geoff and Josh want to keep our kids safe, so they are cancelling Boulevards tonight.  You can find out more at our WBC Children’s ministry site.

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