Monthly Archives: December 2013
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Never Alone
Posted on December 26, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.The temperature that day was in the 40s, heading to the mid-50s, unusual for mid-December in Pennsylvania. It seemed opportune for a little prayer-strolling around the public gardens of which I was a member but had not visited in a while. Plus, the grounds were superbly bedecked for the Christmas season. It was daylight. […]
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A Birthday Like No Other – a children’s story
Posted on December 16, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.by Pastor Stan Gale Pretend it’s your birthday. What would you think if people gave presents to everyone else but not to you? That would be a strange birthday. Isn’t that what happens at Christmas? It’s the day we celebrate Jesus’ birth but we are the ones getting the presents. Or giving presents to […]
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Bible Bashing – how not to do evangelism
Posted on December 9, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.There is an extremely disturbing “game” in the news. It’s called knockout. The object is to sucker punch an unsuspecting stranger and knock him or her out with one punch. This game ranks right up there with the teen who shot a jogger because he was “bored.” A similar, albeit less physically violent, practice […]
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Season for the Reason
Posted on December 2, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.Christmas is upon us! The countdown has begun as consumers think in terms of shopping days. Retailers started this year earlier than ever opening their doors so that people will open their wallets. Black Friday was preceded by Dark Gray Thursday, breaking the ice on the spending frenzy with blockbuster deals beginning early Thanksgiving […]
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