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Category: Christmas

Invite Christmas Storytelling

Posted on: November 27, 2018 Last updated on: November 27, 2018 Written by: Chris
The aroma of stories should fill Christmas gatherings like potpourri. This morning, I ate bacon and eggs at the senior breakfast. I hasten to say that I qualify as a “senior” because of my role as pastor. Though, I will…
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A Christmas Present from Our Local Church

Posted on: December 23, 2016 Last updated on: December 23, 2016 Written by: Chris
Local churches given wonderful gifts to their communities. The gratitude of people who receive those gifts reminds us that the sacrifice of persevering in a local church is worth it. My pretty wife, Jamie, and I found ourselves with an…
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An Excellent New Resource for Young Families

Posted on: October 28, 2016 Last updated on: October 28, 2016 Written by: Chris
If you have grade school age children – – or if you buy presents for them — The Radical Book for Kids: Exploring the Roots and Shoots of Faith order this book and check one item off your list. It…
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A Confident Christmas: Advent 2015 at The Red Brick Church

Posted on: November 24, 2015 Last updated on: November 24, 2015 Written by: Chris
If you wrestle with doubts about life and Christianity, we are praying that our 2015 Christmas series at the Red Brick Church will deeply encourage your heart. No one welcomes mental doubts, especially at Christmas time. We want a confident…
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The Christmas Truce of 1914: 100 Years Ago This Christmas

Posted on: December 23, 2014 Last updated on: December 23, 2014 Written by: Chris
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.…
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The Best Good News: A Christmas Eve Football Story

Posted on: December 24, 2013 Last updated on: December 4, 2014 Written by: Chris
“Vanbriesen pops through the left side of the AC line and he’s loose in the secondary. It’s a footrace for the end zone.” For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given . . . Isaiah…
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Chores on Christmas Eve

Posted on: December 23, 2012 Last updated on: December 23, 2016 Written by: Chris
This year (2016) our Christmas Eve service is at 4:00 PM. Are you working this Christmas Eve? I grew up on a farm in Southeast Iowa.  When my parents first started farming, my dad had a second job, so when…
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A Christmas Gift Idea

Posted on: December 13, 2012 Last updated on: December 13, 2012 Written by: Chris
Let me give you a great gift idea for Christmas.  It is a gift that will cost you nothing but an hour or so of your time.  It will bless your entire family.  It will encourage the leaders in your…
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Hallelujah Flash Mob in the GSOI

Posted on: December 8, 2011 Last updated on: December 8, 2011 Written by: Chris
It requires a certain degree of humility, if I may humbly say so, for a Central grad to share a Simpson link. Never the less, it is in the GSOI (“Great State of Iowa”) and this is well worth watching.
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Christmas Songs That Don’t Make Sense

Posted on: November 26, 2011 Last updated on: November 18, 2011 Written by: Chris
HT: Trevin Wax
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