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God Came Near: Thanksgiving Between the Advents (1 Cor. 1:3-9) Chris Altrock – 12/3/17

This entry is part [part not set] of 2 in the series God Came Near

Living Between Advents

            My daughter Jordan, and more than 400,000 other people, follow an account on Twitter that claims to belong to a dog. The account gives posts from the perspective of a dog. For example, here is the post from Thanksgiving Day:

It would be fascinating, wouldn’t it, to have access to the thoughts of an actual dog?

One thing we don’t have to guess at when it comes to what a dog is thinking is the thinking of our dog Dasher when we when arrive home. It seems like our coming home, our arrival, is the highpoint of Dasher’s life. Whether it’s our son Jacob coming home in the afternoon from school, or Kendra or me coming home in the evening from work, Dasher turns circles, does little dances, licks our hands, and acts like he hasn’t seen us forever. He lives for our arrival. We know exactly what he’s thinking: “I’m so glad you’re here! I’m so glad you’ve arrived!”

This is the perspective Paul gives to our lives in our text:Read More »God Came Near: Thanksgiving Between the Advents (1 Cor. 1:3-9) Chris Altrock – 12/3/17

Saving Grace: Families of Grace (Titus 2) March 3, 2013 – Sunday Morning Message Chris Altrock and Frank Bolling

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FRANK BOLLING on Titus 2:11-14

 In December of 2011, the Federal Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission began the process of stopping the sales of a product called HCG  diet drops because of false marketing and incredible claims. Some of these claims include that a person can easily lose 1-2 pounds per day safely!  That HCG can reset your hypothalamus so that the weight loss is permanent!” and also that “HCG will melt fat permanently while maintaining muscle tone.” HCG does all this, it is claimed, without any exercise at all. That sounds pretty good to me. But there is one small, tiny, little catch to these miracle drops…you are only allowed to eat 500 calories a day for effective use. That is the equivalent of this is a cup of Starbucks coffee. What makes matters worse are the side effects that come along with the use of this product. Some of the common side effects include fatigue, headache, mood swings, depression, confusion, dizziness and stomach pain and some of the more extreme include gall stones, imbalance of electrolytes, and irregular heart beat. How many of you want to sign up for that?Read More »Saving Grace: Families of Grace (Titus 2) March 3, 2013 – Sunday Morning Message Chris Altrock and Frank Bolling