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Shepherd's Corner - March 22, 2015
To a lot of US Servicemen, Joel Moskowitz is a savior.  Moskowitz, who just passed away on March 15 in Orange County, was the man who manufactured light weight ceramic inserts for body armors donned by US troops.  Thanks to his ingenuity, countless lives have been saved.  Instead of going straigh...
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Shepherd's Corner - March 15, 2015
When Corrie ten Boom was about five years of age, she asked Jesus to come into her life.  She recalls that it happened while she was playing “house.”  She remembers she had this imaginary friend come knocking on the door of her “house.”  Her mother who was nearby saw what she was doing. ...
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Shepherd's Corner - March 8, 2015
One of my favorite Bible teachers is Chuck Swindoll. Little did I know that growing up he was in fact a stutterer—something that I can personally identify with because I, too, am a stutterer.  If he had not shared that information in his book, I wouldn’t have been able to tell.  Because, not o...
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Shepherd's Corner - March 1, 2015
THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER The other day we had the honor of visiting our sister, Tante Lolita. As you know we have been praying for her. Well, when we came to her home, we saw her sitting comfortably with oxygen tubes inserted into her nostrils. Despite looking weaker, she remained upbeat and full of ...
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Shepherd's Corner - February 22, 2015
THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER Despite the turbulent flight we made it home Friday evening. Santy and I are happy to be among you again and we want to say, thank you, for keeping us in your prayers. By the grace of God, He has blessed our time and ministry in Indonesia. Particularly we count it as [&hellip...
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Four F's - FREEDOM February 15, 2015
SHEPHERD’S CORNER Four F's - FREEDOM "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free." (Gal. 5:1) "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom" (2 Cor. 3:17)SHEPHERD’S CORNER Four F's - FREEDOM "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free." (Gal. 5:1) "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, [&h...
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Four F's - FELLOWSHIP - February 08, 2015
When I think of fellowship, I think of fun...I think of laughter, food, outings, but too often I confuse friendship and true fellowship. While the above things are definitely a part of fellowship, fellowship goes much deeper than that. It's founded on spiritual values we hold together. The word fell...
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Four F's - FORGIVENESS - February 1, 2015
No simple way to say it - this is a hard one. Sometimes it's easy to forgive people, but sometimes it feels almost impossible. No simple way to say it - this is a hard one. Sometimes it's easy to forgive people, but sometimes it feels almost impossible....
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Four F's – FAITH - January 25, 2015
The next four Shepherd's Corners I thought we'd look at four "F's" that are essential in our lives as followers of Christ. We'll look at: Faith, Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Freedom. The next four Shepherd's Corners I thought we'd look at four "F's" that are essential in our lives as followers of Ch...
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Shepherd's Corner - January 18, 2015
In her devotionals from nature’s book, Jacqueline Rowland writes about an unlikely friendship between crocodiles and little birds.  She says crocodiles never eat the little birds that sit inside their mouths.  The reason is because these birds pick leeches off the crocodiles’ tongues.  So, he...
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