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The Sacrifice that Gives Us Eternal Life

In ancient times, animal sacrifices were held for a variety of reasons. Sacrifices were made to show honor to gods, for atonement, purification, fertility, bountiful harvests, covenants, oaths, and also for communal bonding. Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice by offering Himself as the sacrificial lamb for us. He also invites us to enter into His […]

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The Good Shepherd

God created the Heavens and the Earth, the plants and the animals, all of the angels, and caused everything in the entire universe to come to existence. However, out of all of creation, only humanity was blessed to be made in the image of God. From the beginning, God intended us to be in a […]

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The Holy Family

The family is a special and important relationship. Usually, the people we are closest to in life are part of our family. We can let our guard down and relax when we are around our family. I’ve got lots of good memories growing up with my family and now I’m making lots more good memories […]

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The Lord is With You

We are about to enter into the fourth Sunday of Advent and, this year, Christmas is right on it’s heels. The theme for the fourth Sunday of Advent is love and this theme is also applicable to Christmas. As John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so […]

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The Love Within Us

Thanksgiving has come and gone and now we look forward to the Advent and Christmas season. This is a stressful time for many people because they worry about shopping for Christmas presents and are also anxious as to what they may receive. The advertisements all try to convince us that we need this or that […]

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You are Important

It’s sad that a lot of people don’t know how important they are. Many people don’t feel like they fit in and don’t think that they make a meaningful contribution to society. They don’t make a lot of money, aren’t famous, and others often disrespect and ignore them. Don’t think that you aren’t important, because […]

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No Man is an Island

We’re all on a lifelong journey that will hopefully lead us to Heaven. If we’re really determined to get there, we’ll be constantly trying to improve ourselves and working to become a better person. Although, self improvement is great, we aren’t alone in this world and we need to also help those around us who […]