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Whose birth do we celebrate?

Dec 21, 2011 No Comments Print

By Pastor John Adams While nearly all of us know Jesus’ name, fewer know who he really was. Many people assume that Jesus was just a good moral teacher. But if he were merely a good teacher, why would we celebrate his birth in the twenty-first century? More enemies than friends Jesus was born in [...]

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True love and enduring hope

Apr 22, 2011 1 Comment Print

By Pastor John Adams The most valuable things in life cannot be purchased, they only come as gifts. Two such treasures are true love and enduring hope. If you have experienced true love, you know it is always mixed with a sense of wonder, of gratitude. True love does not carry a sense of entitlement.  [...]

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‘The first and greatest love of all’ by Pastor John Adams

Dec 21, 2010 1 Comment Print

By Pastor John Adams “Who you are when no one is looking is who you really are. How you act under pressure reveals your true character.” I suspect that most of us would agree with both those quotes….for other people. At the same time, we would like to have a little wiggle room to blame [...]

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Real Christmas

Dec 18, 2009 No Comments

By Pastor John Adams Hauser Community Church Real Christmas is not about the lights, the trees, or the gifts. Real Christmas is about compassion. Compassion is not a feeling it is an action.  Noticing that someone has a need is only the beginning.  Feeling a sense of empathy for them is still not compassion.  Being [...]

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Beauty

Aug 22, 2009 No Comments

By Pastor John Adams Hauser Community Church Do we really believe we are worth so little? Do we really believe a woman is worthy of love and attention only when she is pretty enough? As a man, I doubt I can appreciate the pressure we place on women and girls to measure up to our [...]

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Obituary for Jean Marie Krausfeldt Cloe

Jun 22, 2009 No Comments

Jean Marie Krausfeldt Cloe of Reedsport died June 16th of age-related causes.  She was 83, born October 20, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. Jean graduated from Austin High School and then completed prestigious business school training on “The Loop”. Survivors include husband, Mervyn Cloe of Reedsport; brother, Marvin Smith of Florence, OR;  two sons, Kenneth Krausfeldt, [...]

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Religion in the American public square under assault

Apr 29, 2009 Comments Off

By Newt Gingrich (Speaking on CSPAN’s book show “After Words”) Secularists and their allies have been driving religion out from the American political process. The question is asked about religion in the context of its existence within the American public square… Newt Gingrich responds: “Why would you consciously and deliberately drive [religion] out of the [...]

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Sharing in our experience

Apr 12, 2009 No Comments

By Pastor John Adams Hauser Community Church What does Easter really mean? While many people believe in Jesus, and that he rose from the dead, most of us don’t understand what it really means. What we celebrate on Easter is that Jesus did two amazing things for us. He made it possible for a perfect [...]

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What it all means

Apr 12, 2009 No Comments

Happy Easter, Lakeside, from Lakesideinfo.com.

Despite the fact that we have become a secular society, fearful to say anything about religion and shuddering at the mere thought of offending anyone, we still somehow also celebrate Easter too. How is that?

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Spiritual Corner: Love people like God loves them

Mar 03, 2009 No Comments

When many people think of being committed to God in faith, they think of being a pastor or missionary. But that’s a wrong idea! Read more by clicking heading

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