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Everyone knows Santa Claus can't be at every single mall or store to get pictures with children, so he has helpers who look like him, right? You can tell by maybe a fake beard or a not so jolly attitude. But how do you really know what the 'real Santa' looks like?

Last week many of us engaged in traditional Thanksgiving Day feasts. - There's the turkey and the stuffing and the rolls and the cranberry sauce and the green bean casserole and the corn casserole and the sweet potatoes and the au gratin potatoes and the mashed potatoes and the gravy and the pecan pie and the pumpkin pie... Thanksgiving...

Last year, 83% of Americans celebrated Thanksgiving and the vast majority agreed that the purpose of Thanksgiving is to 'give thanks'. Pretty obvious - it's right there in the name. But for the percentage of Americans who celebrate Thanksgiving and claim to not believe in God - I have to ask, give thanks to whom? Many don't...

This past Sunday was our 'Homecoming Sunday' - and it was a good day! We saw faces we hadn't seen in years! We celebrated in worship, we got to fellowship and eat together and reminisce. Many commented it was just a taste of the reunion we'll enjoy once we get to Heaven. But now it's just a 'regular Sunday' - so where do we go from here?...

Today is Deep River's Homecoming! It's an event where we can 're-gather', regroup, reconnect and set our minds once again on our God given mission! And that mission is to KNOW Jesus, to GROW in our relationship with God and with others and to Go serve and to Go share the message of hope through the love of Jesus! It's not really a ...

I'm guessing most of us are perhaps a little uncertain about what the election will bring this Tuesday. And I'm also guessing many are just ready for it to be over!

As we quickly approach another election, things continue to become more contentious. And I continue to see people - who are friends - continue to fight and argue. It seems there are few things on which many can agree anymore. And just when you think you may have found common ground – you realize you're not actually talking about the same thing...

In the aftermath of recent hurricanes, we've seen stories about the immense devastation. But I've also seen stories about what survived. One Church in Ashville, North Carolina was spared and is now being used to distribute donations to those who lost everything. Another story told about a chapel that had been torn apart, but the cross at...

Last week I spoke a bit about the growing division in our nation. It's been said that, "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." I believe this is true. Outside forces are not as large a threat as inside forces.