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When I was in college some friends of mine and I would go down to the grocery store every now and then and buy some fruit in baby food jars. Partly driven by boredom and partly by lack of money, it was something different to do on a small budget. My favorite was the baby food bananas. Truth told, about every 10 years I still stop by and pick up a jar just for old times' sake. They have a slightly unripened taste and they are very smooth. They have to be that way for babies to digest. Euphoria aside, baby food bananas never compare to a ...

We want to make sure to thank everyone for pitching in and making life at Christ Community vibrant, full, diverse and possible. We are grateful to have a church family that is willing to serve each other and seeks to meet the needs of others within and outside of Christ Community. Many incredible, sacrificial, faithful and unannounced things have been done, over and over. Thank you. We also want to acknowledge that some of you are committed to serving each other in several capacities. This is wonderful! Thank you! But we want to make ...

All the hopes and expectations of Christians are realized in the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead... I recently read these words and thought to myself, "Really?" Are all of our hopes, expectations, and dreams truly being realized in the death defeating resurrection of Christ? Objectively, yes! This is what is taking place. Subjectively, no. We still allow our hopes to rest on many things other than the resurrection that is making all things new. Often, the things that most distract us are good - good things, good desires, good ...