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Pastor Kari Bahe

Fling Wide the Door!

In a culture that is forever trying to sell us on the lie that there won’t be “enough” to go around, the  Advent theme of “fling wide the door” is a welcomed image.  Or, is it almost an impossible concept? What comes to mind when you think of a door flung wide open? Wastefulness: “Close that door! We are not living in a barn!” Wandering: “Ah, the door is wide open, I can do anything!” Wild abandon: “Life is full

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Pastor Kari Bahe

The Heart of Christmas

…God’s love has been poured into our hearts… Romans 5:5 As Christmas approaches, we will no doubt hear the phrase: Keep Christ in Christmas. Frankly, it is one of my least favorite sayings. I confess to you that it makes me want to shout in my best Ebenezer Scrooge voice: What do you mean, keep Christ in Christmas? No one can take Christ out of Christmas! No. One. Without Christ, there is no Christmas. Christ is the very heart of

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