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I Thank God for my kids!

December 18, 2009 at 1:17 pm Ted Gocke

As I sit here in the office this rainy Friday afternoon, I am thinking about the three kids God has blessed me and Amy with. Lauren, a senior is...

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The Advent Conspiracy

December 16, 2009 at 12:10 pm Brett Ritchey

i saw this video as a story at first on the frontpage of Yahoo! and had to share the video they posted. many times we as Christians get all bent out...

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Pray for the PD

December 16, 2009 at 10:40 am Ted Gocke

I had the blessing of spending some time with one of my good friends that stopped by the radio station today. He works for a special unit of the...

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WE are the reason

December 15, 2009 at 2:35 pm S

I love the classic song from David Meece titled "We Are The Reason" because it so clearly explains why God chose to send his only Son to earth. In...

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Most Annoying Thing In The World

December 12, 2009 at 1:35 pm Brett Ritchey

this is going to be really short, but i just had to share it. one of the most annoying things in the world: someone letting out the air in your air...

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How do you survive the hectic holidays?

December 10, 2009 at 2:16 pm Ted Gocke

If you are like me, a spouse, parent and working a "full-time+" job the holidays can be pretty hectic, and if you are not careful you can find...

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Stuff Christians Like - God's Favorite Sport

December 9, 2009 at 11:02 am Brett Ritchey

one of my favorite blogs to read is from a guy named Jon Acuff who has a blog called "stuffchristianslike.net". he's a member of Northpoint Church in...

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Things we do for our kids!

December 7, 2009 at 8:33 am Ted Gocke

Well, the last week and a half have been really crazy for me and my family. Let me let you into our life in order to prove a point: Thursday after the...

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Top 5 Favorite Christmas Songs

December 2, 2009 at 3:33 pm Brett Ritchey

Christmas time means long lines in the stores, crazy drivers, incessant whining from unhappy little ones and fruit cakes. but it also means the...

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Shoeboxes and the Day of Giving and Sharing-Two Huge Blessings!

December 2, 2009 at 7:36 am Ted Gocke

I have to admit-I underestimated the J103 audience! I set the goal for our Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes far to low-I wondered if we could see...

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