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Celebrating Pastor Brian Manucduc: A Birthday Tribute
A heartfelt birthday tribute celebrating Pastor Brian Manucduc—his early love for music, his joyful spirit, faithful ministry, and the strength he and his wife Sarah…
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Pressing Into the New Year: Running with Purpose
A new year invites us to pause—not to dwell on what is behind, but to lean forward into what Christ has ahead. Paul reminds us…
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Finding Peace In Life’s Detours
“When life changes faster than we want, God may be protecting us in ways we can’t yet see. Joseph’s midnight flight with Jesus and Margaret’s…
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Christmas: God With Us
Christmas may look different in this season of life—quieter, simpler, sometimes lonelier—but the heart of Christmas has never changed. Emmanuel means God with us: not…
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Advent Week 4: Merciful Love
Love is the reason for everything. The reason God came, the reason He stayed, and the reason He will come again. In the final years…
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The Joyful Gift of Laughter
Proverbs 17:22 calls laughter “good medicine”—and science now proves it. Research shows laughter reduces stress hormones by up to 37%, boosts immune function, and increases…
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Drawing Near to God in Nature
Do you remember the last time you stopped to really look at the sky? Or listened to birds singing in the morning? God’s creation is…
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Advent Week 3: Unexpected Joy
Joy seems like something for younger years, doesn’t it? But what if the deepest joy comes not from what we have, but from who we…
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A Light to Guide the Way
The future feels uncertain sometimes. You cannot see what tomorrow holds. But here is what you do know: God’s Word is a light for your…
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Advent Week 2: Prophetic Peace
Lighting the Candle of Peace—Finding God’s Calm in Life’s Chaos Peace is not the absence of conflict—it is the presence of Christ. Isaiah’s vision of…
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The Sick Boy Who Changed How We Worship: Isaac Watts and “Joy to the World”
When Isaac Watts was seven years old, he complained to his father about how boring the church singing was. His father challenged him: “Then write…
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