Merry Christmas, happy holiday We are blessed, for don’t you see We have a week of holidays To celebrate the nativity. **************** For God came to earth to save us, Forgive our sins, and set us free. So we praise His name & thank Him Singing ‘round our Christmas tree. **************** We will not forget […]
Thankful Everyday of the Year
Thankful Everyday of the Year We don’t need a special day set apart To express our thanks straight from the heart. Any moment any hour, any day will do To thank God for all he has given to you. Every day is a blessing, just to be here To live in our neighborhood without fear, […]
God Came Down to Live and Save Us (Christmas 2017)
God Came Down to Live and Save Us It was oh so many years ago That very first Christmas morn, When Jesus Christ, God’s only son, Was in a lowly stable born. Bethlehem town was crowded, Because of a census to complete There was no room, the inn was full At least they were off […]
Christmas Letter 2017
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favour rests.” Luke 2:12-13 “Light and life to all He brings, risen with healing in His wings” (from Hark the Herald Angels Sing) Christmas […]
For Unto Us a Child is Born – A Christmas Message from EMCC President Kervin Raugust
For Unto Us a Child is Born Why did Jesus come as a baby? He could have come as an adult but He didn’t! What if coming as a child added weight to his teaching about being like a child? Jesus came to identify with us not just to be God among us! Jesus came […]
Stronger Stuff
All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; Isaiah 64:6 Sin makes an ungodly mess. It makes a mess of us. It makes a mess of the things and the people we use to try and clean it up and cover it up. And it […]
Falling in Love with the Invisible God
All people, no matter what their beliefs, life, culture, and personality want to be in love, but more importantly we want to be loved by someone. We crave deep relationships with others, and rightly so, we are creatures made to be better together (Genesis 2:18). There is nothing wrong with wanting people to live life with, but how […]
The Veracity Project: 1 Outta 7
I Can’t Hear You: How Actions Speak Our Faith
We so often hear the saying “actions speak louder than words”. This small saying we are told as children may not seem like much, or at least that’s what I thought; However, Ralph Waldo Emerson once asked: what in our life do we speak so loudly that “I can’t hear what you say”. We all live […]
Hook, Line and Sinker: The Deception of Money
I’m not much of a fishermen. That might even be a stretch. I guess I should say I don’t fish anymore. I did as a kid. One thing I really didn’t like about fishing was hooks. I hated putting a worm on a hook. I got my finger caught on one. I also hated taking […]