Month: December 2024

setbacks and disappointments

I bet you’re familiar with setbacks and disappointments, right? You’re married? Have kids? Single? No kids? You have parents? You have money or work problems; your boss won’t get off your back? Maybe health issues? Whatever your situation, I think …

the most wonderful message

JI Packer in Knowing God, “The Christmas message is that there is hope for a ruined humanity—hope of pardon, hope of peace with God, hope of glory—because at the Father’s will Jesus Christ became poor and was born in …

cancelling Christmas

Central Plains Church will have a Christmas Eve service on Christmas Eve starting at 5:30 pm. We’ll also be having regular church worship on December 22 and 29, starting at 10:30 am.  Christmas is a historical event from God.  You …

God reassures you

What’s going wrong for you today? In “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” Charlie Brown visits Lucy the psychiatrist. She tries to diagnose his problem: “Are you afraid of responsibility? Maybe you’re afraid of cats? Or staircases? Or the ocean? Or crossing …