There is “… a time to keep, and a time to cast away;” Ezekiel 3:6 There are hundreds of verses in the Bible about casting or throwing away, and about holding on to and keeping. I was considering some promises God has given me that I “Hold On To” as well as many items of […]
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This morning at Faith Church, Pastor Devin Ryckman spoke about putting Jesus ahead of everyone else in our lives. That includes ourselves, our families, our careers, everything. It sounds like a tall order, but Jesus’ own words verify our need to put Jesus first. When you think about the brevity of our lives down here,
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“Raging Waters” (Episode 2) continues the story of Ben, Helena and the orphans they are taking care of. The star of this episode is Zakkai, the courageous impetuous young Zealot who offers to take a written story across the city via the aqueducts to a group of underground Christians in another sector of Rome. Zakkai
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Laura Bronson of “Keep It Real Crew” reminds us that older and younger generations need each other. Watch this video with a powerful message for all of us on the “Level-Up” page…
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“The Story Keepers” are a super exciting series, telling the story of a Ben, a Christian leader, his wife Helena and his family’s adventures living in Ancient Rome His mission is to keep Jesus’s stories alive during the 1st century. Ben knew Jesus, as the boy in the Bible who shared his lunch with Jesus
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Like most people, as I grow in understanding prayer, there are still so many questions, especially this one, “Why are some sincere prayers from the heart granted, while others are not?” There is one way of praying that says, “I’m tired of asking. I’m beaten, finished. God, You decide what You want for me. This
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Each morning and evening (and often in between), as I turn the pages of my well-worn, beloved Bible, I search for pictures of my sweetheart, Hilda, which I have tucked in at specific pages. These pages contain promises which the Lord has given to me about my life together with Hilda in eternity. These promises
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Lydia Owens was valedictorian and senior class president at her South Carolina high school, and this week her commencement speech made the news. Why? Because she wasn’t ashamed to talk about God. She encouraged her classmates by telling them that they were made in the image of God, and she shared that Jesus Christ was
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by Ralph Tippin “I can tell you that God is alive because I talked to Him this morning.” ~ Billy Graham (and me, too!) Ralph And His Youth Group Visit a Nursing Home One Sunday afternoon, many years ago, I took our youth group from Ancaster Baptist Church to conduct a worship service at a
Over the last few weeks of Hilda’s time on earth, I tried to do what I could to help her. She had been through 4 major surgeries, and now was at home with Daniel and I for three days before an emergency return to Hamilton’s Juravinski Hospital. Hilda was there for a day and a
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