Posted in Community, Missionary, christmas, church, global, gospel, mission on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Corey and Katie’s “Prayer Log.”
We had a great time today at the second youth event of the summer. These meetings are leading up to the big Wolof youth camp in September (school vacation goes until October in Senegal due to the agricultural seasons). We met at our colleagues’ (Bonthuys) house [...]
Posted in Birth, Celebrate, Family, christmas, holiday on December 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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!
Posted in Celebrate, christmas, faith, gospel, holiday, sermon on December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Posted in Celebrate, christmas, gospel on December 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Posted in christmas, faith, gospel on December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“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 [...]
Posted in Culture, Story formed, Worship, christmas, holiday on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Did you know Advent begins this Sunday, November 30? What is Advent? Well the word “advent” simply means “coming, or arrival”. And Christians celebrate the Season of Advent, a time of waiting and expectation, in order to cultivate an awareness of God’s actions both past, present and future. Typically Advent begins 4 Sundays before Christmas [...]
Posted in Music, christmas on November 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Did you hear what I heard? In Walmart…about three weeks ago…Christmas Music! It’s already begun. There’s a lot of singing about frosty snow creatures, jingling bells, deer with red noses, and roasting fires that burn chestnuts. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but where does one go to get the real Christmas story–the scandal [...]
Posted in Family, Music, Worship, christmas on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
New Life Christian Church is hosting a great concert on December 3 at 6:30pm.
Consider joining us for a fantastic evening of worship through Christmas music with performing artists Shane & Shane, Bethany Dillon, and Phil Wickham. Tickets are $15 until Sunday, November 30 and $18 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at New Life [...]
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