It’ a week before Thanksgiving and our community is already preparing for the coming Christmas season. Throughout the area, we see a scattering of homes that have Christmas lights shining brightly in the night sky, trucks dropping off Christmas trees at parking lots and many businesses are starting to decorate their stores. There always seems to be a level of anticipation or…
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Christmas (Page 2)
Christmas. It’s a big time of year for a church. It holds so much tradition, so many memories and the promise of so much hope. We’ll have lots of visitors walk through our doors and we want to be ready for them. Quest wants to provide a place that is inviting, warm, friendly and helps people connect to this special time of year. Decorating…
The first verse of Christmas song “Let It Snow” goes like this…. Oh, the weather outside is frightful But the fire is so delightful And since we’ve no place to go Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow Great song…..and couldn’t be any more untrue! Can I give a try at rewriting this for us this year: Oh, the weather outside…
In many ways, our society has taken the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior out of Advent and Christmas season. We live in world that says “Happy Holidays” as to not offend anyone, a world that puts more thought into shopping than eternity and a world that thinks Christmas is only about the gifts. It is unfortunate but it…
The focus of our Christmas Season (2015) is simply expressed by the word ‘compassion’. It is simple but it is not simplistic. In the midst of our busy-ness, we are faced with profound tragedies all around us that confuse us, frustrate us, anger us and even drive us to despair. But rather than being stuck in our confusion, our frustration, our anger…
Thanksgiving is upon us and it’s time to gather with loved ones. We will give thanks and eat too much turkey. Well, we will probably eat too much of many delicious foods and desserts…am I right! Our culture will then turn to the Christmas holiday and it starts with Black Friday. Next to follow is lights, trees, gifts, parties, family, friends, and…
There is an organization in the community whose doors are open to all who come through and they seek the welfare of the people in their community. They love people right where they are and value who they are as people. They do not judge or reject. They nurture, teach, support and encourage people who come to their organization. If you were to…
Quest is selling Christmas gift tags this year in hopes to raise money to buy supplies for a couple of our Christmas Compassion projects. These tags are printed on seed paper so the recipient can then plant the tag after the gift has been given and grow beautiful wildflowers this spring as an ongoing gift beyond just what’s given at Christmas. The tags read,…
The focus this Christmas (2015) will be defined by the phrase, “May the comfort and compassion of Christ fill your season.” During a time of the year when things are so hectic, it is difficult to remember the simplicity and beauty of the fact that God invaded time and space in order to demonstrate His compassion for mankind through, what we call,…
“Each of us asks the existential question, ‘Is God really telling a good story, and is my life one of his great stories?’”. That thought is lifted from the pages of The Healing Path, by Dr. Dan Allender. But that thought is not unique to Allender….it is a thought we all actually wrestle with day in and day out. In the midst…