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Kids & Family

This Mom Runs On Tea & Jesus

Jenny Foltran

Let’s face it moms, life as a mom is challenging, refining and also very humbling. Never have I experienced frustration, fear, and exhaustion, more than in my role as a...

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Culture
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How to Give Back During the Holidays

It’s the season of giving, but this Christmas is different from any other. We’ve all had to adjust to new means of communication and serving others. And. If you’re looking...

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Culture
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Savanna DiStefano

How to Help Someone Who is Grieving

We all know someone who is grieving a loss: new or old. The holidays can bring old grief to the surface and make more painful the feeling of a recent...

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Faith & The Bible
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Craig Meyer

What is Advent?

At this time of year, you may hear a word you’re unfamiliar with: Advent. But, what is Advent and how does it relate to this time of year?  What is...

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Culture
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Savanna DiStefano

Coping with Loss During the Holidays

We’re all coping with loss this season. We’ve all lost something in 2020, whether it be a person, a job, or just plain normalcy. This holiday season will be bittersweet...

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Faith & The Bible
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Gaylynne Giliberto

How To Pray

Have you ever wondered how to pray? Maybe you have felt intimidated by the prayers of others, thinking they are eloquent, and you may not be able to do likewise....

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Culture
Shelly Langlois

Learning from My Own Prejudice

Growing up, my parents taught my brother and I to “never judge a book by its cover.” I thought I was doing a pretty good job of that, not being...

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Faith & The Bible
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Dianne Jacobsen

Does God Hear Us Cry? 

One Sunday morning when I was a young mother, I took my one-year-old daughter to the church nursery for the first time. I headed to the nursery after the service...

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Personal Stories
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Philip Goldsmith

When Alzheimer’s, Cancer & COVID Comes Home

Nancy Reagan said it best: Facing dementia and Alzheimer’s with someone you love is like a “long goodbye.” In December 2019 and through 2020, my life has been rocked. My...

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Kids & Family
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Regina Weichel

How to Teach a Child to Pray

As parents, we are our child’s main influence. As Christian parents, teaching a child to pray is similar to teaching them anything else in life. So, how do we teach...

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Church Happenings
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Shepherd’s Gate Serves the Community

Step Out & Serve 2020 Recap It’s hard to believe it’s almost been a month since our Step Out & Serve 2020 event at Shepherd’s Gate Church. Our local outreach...

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Personal Stories
Gaylynne Giliberto

What’s In A Name?

What’s in a name? We often choose our children’s names to honor someone we know who has impacted our lives.  We even pick names for cars, boats and vacation homes—even...

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Faith & The Bible
Craig Meyer

What Does It Mean To Fear God?

“…Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” Ecclesiastes 12:13 (ESV) Fear is a feeling we have recently experienced more than we would like....

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