Christmas and Hope

Posted by Andy Charnstrom on

Dear Friends:   I mentioned during worship Sunday that my wife Donna and I had gone to the Christmas concert by Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith the night before.  In addition to those two well-known stars of contemporary Christian music, a fellow named Jordan Smith, who had been a...

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Thanksgiving and Peace

Posted by Andy Charnstrom on

This is one of my most favorite days of the year.  I suppose it goes back to my childhood, to my love of food and, perhaps, to a time when the family of my origin called a temporary truce and began to act more like the Waltons and less like the Bunkers.  The night, particularly, held a...

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