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Advent as Grieving

We live in a broken world that desperately needed Jesus’ First Advent. As those who have sinned against God, we needed Jesus to come to live a perfect life and die a sacrificial death for us. We needed Jesus to conquer death for us by his resurrection so that we could...

A Child is Born | Advent Week 2

Advent reading for Sunday, December 6, 2015 From Isaiah 9:6-7 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the...
Shopkins & Legos

Shopkins & Legos

By Joy LaPrade I had never heard of Shopkins until Kathryn brought some home from school. They are tiny little plastic figurines, just the right size to fit in a 6-year-old’s hand. They seem to be random household objects with faces on them: a dress, a shoe, even a...