“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” (Luke 2:14)
Christ brought a gift at Christmas, too
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“You cannot serve both God and money.” (Luke 16:13)
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Sunday, Jan. 13
Wednesday, Feb. 6
“In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.” (Psalms 5:3)
Lotus is a flower that is pink or white in color. It grows in stagnant dirty water along with mud.
The longer I serve Christ it appears there are some people who have faith and others who have something that I define as "Super Faith." A fe…
Sunday, Jan. 20
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"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed." (Luke 10:41-42)
Most of us know little about how Kudzu got started in the southern part of the United States. Some well-meaning people got it started, but it…
Friday, Jan. 25
Saturday, Jan. 26
“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for b…
“Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day. Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He tou…
“And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.” (Romans 1:6)
“In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.” (John 14:2)
“Christ is born; give him glory! Christ has come down from heaven; receive him! Christ is now on earth; exalt him!” - Traditional Byzantine Ch…
A couple of years ago a columnist asked his readers to define the holidays using one word. He was careful to be politically correct by using …
Sunday, Dec. 23
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“You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus.” (Luke 1:31)
Editor's note: This is one of a continuing series on the churches and communities of faith in Cabarrus County.
When I think of Christmas I think of the personal peace that each Christian should enjoy during this special time of year.
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Sunday, Dec. 16
Saturday, Dec. 15
“Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you no…
The Bible tells us that children are a blessing, and I can vouch that this is true. God gave us three wonderful children and has since given u…
Sunday, Dec. 9
Saturday, Dec. 15
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“Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst...The water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water …
Over the Thanksgiving weekend I heard a group of financial analysts discussing projected sales for the Christmas season which started with wha…
Friday, Nov. 30
St. James Lutheran is celebrating its 175th anniversary and already church members have participated in a number of projects.
“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means God with us.” (Matthew 1:23)
This is part of a series of columns highlighting the communities of faith in Cabarrus County.
Diverse groups come together for good
Here at Thanksgiving, all Americans should pause and review some of the facts of the pilgrims’ first Thanksgiving. As you will see they ha…
“In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.” (Psalms 5:3)
Dust covered their shoes as the Americans walked the rutted dirt roads through the villages outside Chisinau, Moldova in early October.

