Don’t you love it when an artist starts playing a cover tune? That’s going to be the focus of our final day of highlighting independent musician, Deni Gauthier.
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This week, we’re talking about the annual Christmas battle between Jesus and Santa. Within this battle, the debate over festive greetings also wages. Should we stand firm in proclaiming “Merry Christmas” no matter what? Is it acceptable for a Christian to say “Happy Holidays” or “Seasons Greetings?” Every Christmas…this is a thing!
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It was early December, and the past month had been especially bad for high winds. Over the past week, we had lost power a number of times due to downed trees over power lines. The wind storms just kept coming one after the other!
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God is working in our world constantly, showing up in so many unique ways. What if we spent just a bit of time each week posting a proclamation about the numerous God moments in our lives? How would our social feeds change if we highlighted Him instead of ourselves?
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For our American friends and family, this weekend will be filled with family, friends, and fun! All because it follows the last Thursday of November, which is Thanksgiving. But how did an early pilgrim’s harvest celebration organize itself into a national holiday?
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Youth Pastors should spend time with students. Over time, more and more students show up for youth-related events and activities. It can be difficult for a Youth Pastor to get the face-time needed to develop authentic relationships with all the students.
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Once, while I was tucking my son into bed, I decided to pause and spend some time talking with him. He was 3 years old at the time. I started with a typical question, that always provided interesting content.
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Once a youth trip begins, it’s fascinating to see how quickly the students expect a youth pastor to act like their parents, but that’s not the goal in this environment. It’s important for students to have some safe, healthy independence during youth trips. For the most part, they were free to decide, and I always enjoy seeing their faces when this freedom first sets in.
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Ask any member of your church, “What’s important to you?” and you’ll get a wide variety of opinions and preferences. However, the mission should remain, and bring focus to all of these areas. So, have a look at your church’s mission statement this week and ask four strategic questions.
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Have you fallen victim to this before? You’ve listened to their words as they spurred you on to anger or broke your spirit with guilt. Almost immediately you took the bait. Then, later on, you realize it was wrong. The whole thing was a trap.
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Why don’t we care more about people’s stories? Why do they have to be rich, famous, or have done some sort of amazing feat before we’ll take an interest?
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What’s your favourite place to meet people for coffee? Is it just about the quality of the product or the environment? Why do you love meeting people there? What makes it special?
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