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It’s A Wonderful Life

12/12/2008
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Apostle John Kelly – A Testimonial

12/10/2008

It has been a great privilege to be associated with Apostle John Kelly for the past twenty plus years. His personality and ministry style set him apart as a man uniquely equipped to impart vision and direction to a generation…

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The Purpose of Christmas – A Recommendation

12/04/2008

I’m writing today to recommend a book. The Purpose of Christmas by Rick Warren. I believe that it will be a blessing to you personally and make a great Christmas gift for friends and relatives. I LOVE THIS BOOK. I…

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Happy Thanksgiving!

12/02/2008

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary defines Thanksgiving as: A public acknowledgment or celebration of divine goodness; also, a day set apart for religious services, especially to acknowledge the goodness of God, either in any remarkable deliverance from calamities or danger, or in…

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I Really Love Christmas!

11/18/2008

I know that many people think the Christmas season starts too early and is too commercialized but I love it all. Every time I see a commercial selling Christmas gifts, I think of the perfect gift that God gave the…

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Election Reflections

11/07/2008

Here are five points of reflection on this week’s elections: 1. CONGRATULATIONSSince the first 20 African slaves were brought to Jamestown Colony in 1619, nearly 400 years have passed. From that time forward people of African ancestry in our country have…

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I Couldn’t Help My Son—A Small Thing to Others, A Big Thing to Me

10/09/2008

I’ve served our region for over seventeen years as pastor of Catskill Mountain Christian Center (www.cmcconline.org), a local church and ministry organization in Margaretville, NY. Between our church, school, radio, food program and many other activities, we’ve touched literally thousands…

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Cremation Vs. Burial

10/06/2008

Dear Pastor Bob,I recently had a conversation with a respected friend about the Christian view of cremation vs. burial. They believe cremation shouldn’t be practiced by Christians because it is scripturally wrong. Is this true? Answer: Dear Reader,This is an…

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Church Family Update

09/30/2008

Hi Church Family,Happening this week at CMCC: ***Winner’s Circle Business Institute classes are starting up this Thursday, October 2 at 7:00 pm in the CMCC chapel. It is not too late to sign up. This is for anyone who is…

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Church Family Update

09/12/2008

Hi Church Family, ***Well, sorry to say, summer is just about over and all that we love about this time of year is beginning to turn toward autumn. The good news is that we have re-ignited our CMCC life-giving machine…

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