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Last night for our Sunday evening service, I planned to preach through Psalm 63. But every once in a while I allow for the whole congregation to have the liberty to raise their hand and share any and everything that they would like to with the rest of us. It is really good to hear…
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Polar Pops are arguably the most well-known thing in all of Fairdale. Nearly everyone I know loves Polar Pops. A Polar Pop is a big, huge, refreshing fountain drink sold at Circle K gas stations. In Fairdale, we only have one gas station. It sells Marathon gasoline and is a ‘Circle K’ convenience store. A…
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While visiting our families in North Carolina over Christmas, we got a big snow. Here is a picture of me with Eli and my father with JJ. My dad has always lead us to do fun things outdoors like building a snowman. You can see many more pictures on our family blog at www.joshjr.blogspot.com
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I believe that wholeheartedly. I believe it because Genesis 1 and 2 describe that clearly. But I also recently was thinking through Acts 17:26 “And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place” God…
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This coming Sunday, I will preach on Luke 2:41-51. This is the passage where ‘the boy Jesus is in the temple.’ This passage teaches us a lot. One interesting point is that Jesus’ parents, Joseph and Mary, had lost him. Luke 2:43 says “as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His…
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Jesus says it very plainly in John 14:6 “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Peter says it plainly in Acts 4:12 “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which…