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Day 001: Beginning with the End in Sight

By Stacy Tyson | 2025-02-03

The Search for Meaning

“Our greatest desire, greater even than the desire for happiness,
is that our lives mean something.”

Daniel Taylor, Tell Me A Story

If you study the history of humanity, you cannot miss seeing our restless, unending, search for meaning in life. In order to make sense of life, we all must find the answers to three foundational questions: Where did I come from? Why am I here on earth? Where am I going? This search for meaning drives scientists to probe earth and sky looking for answers, while philosophers formulate complex systems of thought to explain our origin, our purpose, and our destiny. Everyone wants to know the truth. But what is The Truth regarding our origin, our existence, our purpose, and very importantly, our ultimate destination? 

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Grow in the Grace and Knowledge of Jesus

By Stacy Tyson | 2025-01-29

CHRIST we proclaim,
warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom,
so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.
Colossians 1:28

If you have never been through a focused discipleship and spiritual growth study, now is a great time to start! Beginning Monday February 3, 2025 we will be sharing our MilktoMeat discipleship curriculum through our blog. Each day, Monday through Thursday (a few Fridays), there will be a new reading, along with resources, designed to help you grow in the Grace and Knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Even If…

By Jill Tyson | 2025-01-01

The year 2024, for the Tyson family, wasn’t the best of years. It was a year of stress – financial stress, emotional stress, physical stress. It’s been a year of heartbreak and sorrow where some relationships are concerned. It’s been a season of dealing with health scares and, for me, learning to manage some chronic issues (while losing 25 pounds in the process – a terrific weight loss plan that I will never, ever recommend to anyone! 😂). Add to that a “little” emergency surgery for our daughter at the beginning of her junior year, and the subsequent medical costs, and you have yourself a “terrible, horrible, no good, very bad” year.

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Advent Day 25: The Word Became Flesh

By Stacy Tyson | 2024-12-25

Today, we light the Green, Black, Blue, Gold and White Candles. The Green Candle represents life and all that Father God created in Christ, Good and Whole. The Black Candle represents the Evil and Corruption of Sin that entered our World through our rebellion. The Blue candle represents the Hope that comes from the Promises of a future Savior and King. The Gold candle represents the birth of the long expected King and Savior. The White Candle represents the Birth of the King and the Hope of His coming Kingdom.

John 1:14
And The Word became flesh and dwelt among us,
and we have seen His glory,
Glory as of the only Son from the Father,
full of grace and truth.

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Advent Day 24: Who Was the Son of…

By Stacy Tyson | 2024-12-24

Today, we light the Green, Black, Blue and Gold Candles. The Green Candle represents life and all that Father God created in Christ, Good and Whole. The Black Candle represents the Evil and Corruption of Sin that entered our World through our rebellion. The Blue candle represents the Hope that comes from the Promises of a future Savior and King. The Gold candle represents the birth of the long expected King and Savior.

Luke 3:23–38
“Jesus
, …. being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, … the son of David,… the son of Judah, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham,… the son of Shem, the son of Noah,… the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.”

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Advent Day 23: Born Like Other Men

By Stacy Tyson | 2024-12-23

Today, we light the Green, Black, Blue and Gold Candles. The Green Candle represents life and all that Father God created in Christ, Good and Whole. The Black Candle represents the Evil and Corruption of Sin that entered our World through our rebellion. The Blue candle represents the Hope that comes from the Promises of a future Savior and King. The Gold candle represents the birth of the long expected King and Savior.

Philippians 2:7
“But Himself He emptied
The form of a servant He took on
Like other men He was born,
And in the appearance of a human He was found,..”

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Advent Day 22: Good News of Great Joy

By Stacy Tyson | 2024-12-22

Today, we light the Green, Black, Blue and Gold Candles. The Green Candle represents life and all that Father God created in Christ, Good and Whole. The Black Candle represents the Evil and Corruption of Sin that entered our World through our rebellion. The Blue candle represents the Hope that comes from the Promises of a future Savior and King. The Gold candle represents the birth of the long expected King and Savior.

Luke 2:10-11
“Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

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