Reggie Kidd, yes dad of our own Bob & Charlie, wrote something in his wonderful book on worship which should serve as a reminder of the power and richness of the gospel.

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Yesterday subscribers* to our prayer network received an urgent request from one of our global partners. Josh Dickinson sent this from Uganda:

” The past weekend has been hectic as 60,000+ refugees have flooded into Bundibugyo due to conflict in the neighboring DRC. ”

Josh is integral in Uganda’s plan to provide for these people in need.

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Josh blog www.africawaterdoc.com

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Great things happening this week!

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This morning we had our first day of VBS at CCC. It was a blast! We entered a wardrobe, felt the chilly winter air come through the wardrobe doors, walked through a winter path past the lamppost and into Cair Paravel. We sang worship songs, we watched a Narnia movie clip, we had a knight playing the piano, we ate Turkish Delight, ran races, painted a lamppost snow globe, learned how our speech reveals our heart, and sent encouragement to Gainesville firefighters. SAM_3553

Turkish Delight

As you know our theme is based on the book by C.S. Lewis The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. We hope most of you have read it by now. We have never done a VBS based on a book before. This is new to us, and many volunteers have gotten really creative to write the curriculum, design art projects, work out games and cook up Narnian snacks. We have poured over the book and fallen even more in love with Lucy and Peter, Aslan, the Beavers, Mr. Tumnus and other creatures with noble character. We have forgiven Edmund and overlooked Susan being bossy and loved them in the end too.

It doesn’t matter if you are a child or adult these stories capture our heart, and in the clip below Sally Lloyd-Jones will tell us why these books and this author is so special.

Capturing the Heart of a Child

 

 

 

Lots of talk in the press recently about marriage. I wanted to take a few moments to remind you of our position statement on marriage and divorce and make you aware of some helpful resources for thinking about faithfulness to Christ in our particular moment:

9 Things Your Should Know About the Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Cases, by Joe Carter

Tired of the Gay Marriage Debate? by Barnabas Piper

Why Gay Marriage is Good (and Bad) for the Church by Trevin Wax

A blog post by Ed Stetzer

Helpful resources for seeking the biblical vision for marriage by the power of the Spirit:

Gospel-focused Marriage, audio by Tim & Kathy Keller

What Did You Expect? book by Paul Tripp

Excellent resource on learning discernment:

Being in the world but not of it by Denis Haack