Category Archives: General

Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamations

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

American presidents have a history of making Thanksgiving proclamations and addressing the American people on Thanksgiving Day. Below are snippets from several different presidential proclamations. George Washington, Thanksgiving Proclamation 1789: Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th … Continue reading →

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The History of Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

The federal holiday we know today as Thanksgiving was established by Congress in 1941, but American thanksgiving celebrations date all the way back to the time of the Pilgrims. This post at a Library of Congress blog has a helpful … Continue reading →

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Look What the Mailman Delivered

Posted on October 8, 2011 by
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Calvin on the Theologian's Task

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

More Christians ought to read Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion. Many people assume Calvin’s writings will be dry, abstract, and difficult to understand. What you’ll discover when you dive in to the Institutes is that Calvin is very accessible … Continue reading →

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IBCD Spring Seminar – Money Matters

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

IBCD, the biblical counseling ministry of our church, is putting on a one day seminar on March 12th in Escondido, CA. The title of this year’s seminar is “Money Matters: Biblical Wisdom in Troubled Times”. Jim Newheiser, the director of … Continue reading →

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In Life, in Death, O Lord, Abide with Me

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

Henry F. Lyte wrote the hymn “Abide With Me” in 1847 while dying from tuberculosis. It is a prayer to the Lord to be near the believer in life and, in particular, death. Continue reading →

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