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How to be happy alone

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Marketers promote the holiday season as the happiest time of the year. From “Friendsgivings’’ to Christmas parties, these days should be ...

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Story of Joy

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The incarnation is our invitation to Joy. Luke shares testimonies of those close to Jesus— he records their response to heaven’s invitati...

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The Shepherd’s Candle

From Christmas at NewSpring: A Celebration of Advent

Dec 13, 2020

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Our souls run on joy and joy has been hard to find this year. Join us this week as we explore where our joy comes from. 

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Christmas at NewSpring: A Celebration of Advent

Nov 29, 2020

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Advent means “coming” and refers to the incarnation and salvation of Jesus. In this series, we unpack the hope we have in the coming of C...

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You don’t have to make everyone happy this Christmas

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Tears — on Christmas day. Even though my daughter had opened more presents than she could count, she hadn’t opened a tablet....

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Don’t be fooled by the religious disguise

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It is a very effective and subtle deception. It fools people every day. It even fooled me. I embraced a convincing substitute disguised a...

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5 unconventional ways God used humor to make a point

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It shouldn’t take April Fool’s Day for us to appreciate a good joke. God has a great sense of humor. The Bible contains as m...

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Winning attention was Jill’s art but that was before she saw the bigger picture

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Jill Strickland was living a life dominated by insecurity and fear and came to learn just how valuable she is. This is her story in her o...

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Serving With A Full Heart - Mike Link’s Story

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Mike Link talks about his passion for volunteering so others could encounter the same love of Jesus he had. Watch the video ..

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Gauntlet 2013 - Session 6

Aug 1, 2013

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In life, what is it that pushes you forward? What is it that pulls you to the finish? In Jesus, we get the great opportunity to run the r...

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Too Easily Satisfied

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Because I speak to so many people, lots of them ask me questions about things I preach about.  While I hear some odd and interesting...

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Is the Gospel really good news?

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Ten years ago, a medical doctor delivered some frightening news to me. I had just returned from a cross-country preaching trip to Washin...

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