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 …

forgiveness

Someone has wronged you. Cheated you. Stolen from you. Abused you. Insulted you. Abandoned you. Cut-your-legs-out-from-under you. What they have done to you weighs you down, plagues you, haunts you, angers you. It hurts. How do you respond?

In Matthew …