I was present at the birth of all three of our children, one daughter and twin sons. In all three cases, each child had to be physically disconnected from their mother. The umbilical cord had to be cut for them to enter the world. Once the cord was cut, then they were free, able to …
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Finally, all of you be like-minded and sympathetic, love one another, and be compassionate and humble, not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you may inherit a blessing.For the one who wants to love lifeand to see …
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The Melanson Christmas Tree 2021 Here is our Christmas tree that we just decorated this afternoon. What I love about it is that it’s very eclectic. Here you can see Santa and Rudolf, the Peanuts gang singing from a choir loft (though poor Linus is broken), and the nativity. Note the “Our First Pandemic 2020” …
During the two COVID shutdowns in our province, when we couldn’t gather in our church building for worship, my family live-streamed a worship service from our living room. Last year we did it live on Facebook and this year we’ve been going live on YouTube. We’ve been calling it “Homemade Worship.” We play songs, say …
During today's "Homemade Worship" my beautiful wife Alisha shared some thoughts on 1 Samuel 1:1--17, where we meet Hannah. Her thoughts are based on notes her late mother wrote in the margins of her Bible, which makes it extra special. I share some thoughts on 2 Timothy 1:3—6 and 3:14—15. What really makes "Homemade Worship" …
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