Hey SeRocks!!!! Check out this new song from Hillsong United... It's called, "Nova".
Michael Winakur(Pastor Winnie)'s first blog, what do you think?
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Ya know that mask you wear? No, I am not talking about your make up, your foundation, or your eyeliner. I am talking about that smile. I know I am guilty of pasting a smile on my face on more than one occasion. We all have those bad days. Maybe something went wrong at school or work, maybe you fought with your parents or your kids and something just fell out of place. But then you are expected to show up to Youth Group, Church Service, School, or a Family Dinner, some type of commitment. So you dry your tears, put some cover up on the tear stains and tape on a smile, because no one can see you broken, no one can see that you aren’t perfect, that life has beaten you down.
Well, I think that’s ridiculous. Where does it say that we have to be smiling all of the time? Is it in the constitution? Or the Bible? No where that I’ve read at least. And yet we institute these silly standards that serve us no point. Last week, I was speaking with one of my best friends, who NEVER cries in publi ...
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One Sunday, I made lunch for my family. Sunday lunches have always been traditions in our families. My mom made Sunday lunch, my Mother-in-Law made Sunday lunch, both great cooks by the way. So now it’s my turn. The Sunday lunch torch has been passed on to me and I must not disappoint. Ya I know my nerdiness is really shining through right now. Anyway..I rolled up my sleeves and began preparing my masterpiece….Glazed ham, mashed potatoes, homemade rolls, Caesar salad, fresh corn on the cob, and double fudge brownies for dessert. Oh ya, I was going for the Sunday Lunch gold medal. We gathered around the table and thanked God for the food set before us. It was very Norman Rockwell. I had succeeded on pulling off the perfect Sunday lunch! Yaaa! We started eating, that’s when I noticed a strange look on everyone’s face as they tried the mash potatoes. “Does it taste OK?” I asked. “Mmmmm yea, great” they replied….liars. ...
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