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Disciples of Jesus learn from him and seek his guidance in all things. When we have
clear guidance, we are to follow it, that is, to follow him. This guidance comes directly
from his own words in the Gospels, but also from his first disciples, Paul, Peter, John
and the other New Testament writers.

What if Jesus didn’t mean to make it that hard? What if we are really just supposed to
be able to do what he said?

He said that when we give alms (offerings) we should not make a big show of it, nor… Continue

Jonah
We all know the general outline of the story of Jonah. God calls him to go to Nineveh to proclaim their wickedness to them. Nineveh was the capital of Assyria, one of Israel’s most hated and feared enemies. Jonah was unwilling to go, so he headed west, toward Tarshish, which is modern-day Spain. Once on board a ship, there was a great storm. The sailors all sensed that the storm was some kind of divine punishment, and wonder who had committed such a major sin as to bring this calamity upon… Continue

Ringing in a Brighter Tomorrow for CT’s Waiting Children

By Deb Kelleher

The idea for Bells of Hope came to me early last spring. I was working on ideas to increase adoptions in CT and kept coming back to thoughts of my son’s brother, now 19, who had never been adopted. For ease of writing let’s call him Justin. Justin was never adopted and aged out of foster care. I had tried to adopt him but, as a single parent of four boys (3 adopted) I was not considered an appropriate resource for him. He… Continue

Dear Emanuel Family, It is with a heavy heart that we share with you that Eugene Coleman was received into Eternal rest on August 10th after a courageous battle with cancer and is now in the arms of his Lord and Savior.

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Dear Emanuel Family, It is with a heavy heart that we share with you that Ron Stephens was received into Eternal rest on July 5th and is now in the arms of his Lord and Savior.

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