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Entries for the ‘Life’ Category

preview (Lars and Bethany Married!)

Congratulations Lars and Bethany!

Congratulations Jess and Antony!

Congratulations Jess and Antony!

Intense Thanksgiving

This morning I was doing dishes and thinking about thanksgiving.  I was trying to start the day with the right attitude and not get overwhelmed with the days responsibilities and pressures.  In light of building rythym and habits into my life that engage and acknowledge God, in order to be more sensitive to his guiding, [...]

The Other Side of Happiness

No, I’m not talking about sadness :)
John Calvin, preaching to his congregation in Geneva, Switzerland, pointed out that we must develop better and deeper concepts of happiness than those held by the world, which makes a happy life to consist on “ease, honours, and great wealth”  Too much of the world’s happiness depends on taking [...]

Making Every Effort to Hold On to Peace

This past Sunday at Coast Vineyard, Michelle Wilson gave a message from Ephesians 4 about valuing the unity in Christ that we have with our brothers and sisters.  Here is an excerpt from the handout:

Be completely humble.
Assume the best of people
Consider that you may be wrong.
Find a way to apologize.
Be completely gentle.
Be quick to listen.
Be [...]