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The Christmas Pageant (Characters Of Christmas)
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 30, 2008 (message contributor)
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1. The Perplexed Couple (Pastor Dale)
Contributed on Nov 30, 2008
Every parent has stories to tell – from drug and alcohol dependency, teen pregnancy, the call from the local police detachment and the runaway that hasn’t called home in five years...It’s tough being a parent regardless how old the child is.
Perplexed: adj. 1. Filled with confusion or bewilderment; puzzled. 2. Full of complications or difficulty; involved. Parenting (in using the words parenting or parents I also refer to caregivers or guardians or anyone having the responsibility of taking care of or having cared for children) ...read more
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2. The Joy-Filled Shepherds (Pastor Glenys)
Contributed on Dec 14, 2008
In a ‘slow motion moment’, black and white turns to living color! The boring brilliant! The mundane becomes magnificent!
O – ordinary R – routine D – dull I – inferior N – normal A – average R – repetitive Y – yawn These words, along with a few others of like kind, could be used to describe an evening with the shepherds. Nothing ‘too much’ happened out in the fields while the shepherds kept watch. ...read more
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3. The Seeking Magi (Pastor Dale)
Contributed on Dec 14, 2008
Why are God’s people often not living counter-culturally or don’t seem to clash with culture? Maybe the problem has something to do with being intellectually or scientifically stimulated about Jesus and the mysterious cosmic phenomenon rather than experie
I read a fascinating article last week that invited me to watch a breath-taking phenomenon that only occurs once every 44 years. It is the aligning of Jupiter and Venus with the Moon. Added to this amazing spectacle, viewed best with binoculars because the evening light would make it hard to see ...read more
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4. The Threatened King (Pastor Glenys)
Contributed on Jan 5, 2009
When ‘bumped’ or jolted or walloped, the content of who we are is laid bare.
Introduction Every story has its bad ‘guy’ it seems. Whether its Cinderella’s evil stepmother, Snow White’s jealous queen or 101 Dalmatians ‘Cruella De Vil’, the evil one plays a part that amplifies the drama. However, as we have discovered, the trend in these classics seem to be a bad ‘gal’! ...read more