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Keeping Christ the Center of Christmas
December 12, 2017 | Keith Crain
Here we are just a few weeks from Christmas and if you are anything like me, the days are flying by. In the two short weeks since Thanksgiving, there has been Christmas shopping, decorating, planning and parties. In a season that is supposed to...
Four Tips For Turning Anger into Hope
December 4, 2017 | Mary Mark
I want to start off by telling you a part of my story. July 22, 2000, was the day my world and belief in Jesus was turned upside down. My family got a phone call in the middle of the night that we never thought we would receive. My 16-year-old...
How to Help Kids Encounter God
November 28, 2017 | Andrew Kurtz
“I live with joy that I have the greatest job in the entire world. I also have the most important job: I shape what the entire world looks like in 20 years. Our biggest priority is to make sure these kids encounter...
Art for the Heart of Africa: It's No Small Thing
November 21, 2017 | Kathy Smarrella
Our Vineyard Church recently experienced its ninth annual Art for the Heart of Africa benefit. If you don’t know, Art for the Heart of Africa is an event our church hosts to raise money for the Dreamland children, 130 orphaned children, who...
Fasting - Day 3
November 15, 2017 | Kathy Smarrella
It’s Wednesday, the last day of the fast! There is light at the end of the fasting tunnel—can you see it? I encourage you (and me!) to press on, don’t give in, keep up the fight against ourselves and our human appetites. I have...