Tag Archives: Christmas

• Christmas is about Satan, not Santa

  Posted on December 19, 2016 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    We find a number of explanations for Jesus coming into this world, the event we celebrate this time of year. Jesus Himself said that He did not come to be served but to serve and to give His life a ransom for many. Related reasons are scattered throughout the New Testament. In his first […]

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  Exploring the Valley of the Shadow of Death

  Posted on November 28, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me (Psalm 23:4). As a pastor, I have attended the bedside of believers as they passed from this life to the next. There’s something unnerving […]

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• Keep Christ in “Christian”

  Posted on December 22, 2014 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    We are likely familiar with the effort to keep Christ in Christmas, but the more pressing need of the day is to keep Christ in “Christian.” Have you ever watched the game show Family Feud?  The host of the show will ask one of the contestants a question. That contestant wants to guess the […]

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• Ebola, Christmas and You

  Posted on December 12, 2014 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    Ebola is a deadly disease that has been very much in the news in 2014. Left untreated, Ebola has a 90% mortality rate. Even treated, the mortality rate can be as high as 70%. As deadly as Ebola is, sin is deadlier. Sin infects 100% of the population, including each person reading this post. […]

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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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  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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• Born for Battle

  Posted on December 24, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    We’ve been exploring the theme of spiritual warfare in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.  On this Christmas Eve, with the celebration of the incarnation of our Lord much in mind, we would do well to remind ourselves that Christ’s birth is couched in terms of combat. The following is excerpted from What is Spiritual […]

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