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What is Advent?

Posted on December 2, 2018December 29, 2018 by DD

What is Advent? Ad•vent \ ad-vent Advent is from the Latin word adventus which means “coming.” During the four weeks before Christmas churches remember the first advent when the Lord Jesus Christ came roughly 2,000 years ago as our Savior and look forward to the second advent when He will return as king and judge…

Lincoln vs. Political Enemy

Posted on October 9, 2018December 29, 2018 by DD

“One of Abraham Lincoln’s earliest political enemies was Edwin M. Stanton. He called Lincoln a “low cunning clown” and “the original gorilla.” “It was ridiculous for people to go to Africa to see a gorilla,” he would say, “when they could find one easily in Springfield, Illinois.” Lincoln never responded to the slander, but when,…

Practicing Silence to See and Sing

Posted on July 19, 2018December 29, 2018 by DD

Recently, I have been challenged to be silent before the Lord. With seven people and another on the way, our home is filled with noise and busyness. In American culture today there is a lot of noise. It takes work to turn down the noise. Absolute silence is nearly impossible, even at this hour I hear…

The History of A Hymn

Posted on December 29, 2016December 29, 2018 by DD

On This Date: December 29th 140 years ago at 7:30pm. If you have grown up attending worship services where hymns were/are sung, you are probably familiar with the hymn “I Will Sing of My Redeemer” the lyrics of the song are as follows. I will sing of my Redeemer and His wondrous love to me; on…

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