Author Archives: matt

Monochrome

Do you remember the old computer monitors with the black screen and tangerine or green colors for all the letters?  It wasn’t really that long ago that they were all that we had.  I remember you could still buy them more »

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Grief Seminar – This Monday!

Our grief seminar will take place this Monday, January 30 from 6:30 – 8 pm.  It will feature Al Jones, PhD, Elder Tony Previti and Pastor Matt Doebler. There is no cost for this event, although a $5 – $10 more »

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Location Change for Sunday, Dec 4

Every year on the first Sunday of December, we are not able to use the OSA for our Sunday Worship Gathering.  Last year we met outside on the OSA grounds.  This year, we will be meeting (as in the past) more »

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Local Opportunities to Serve

The Volunteer Center is pleased to host the 6th Annual Family Volunteer Day in a few weeks! Designed to showcase the benefits of families working together, National Family Volunteer Day is held the Saturday before Thanksgiving each year and kicks more »

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Healthy Eating Seminar

Join us for a Healthy Eating Seminar with Chef Hector Garcia and Katie Bard, Fitness Manager for 24 Hour Gym as well as Matt Doebler from Christ the Rock.  Get some great practical tips and advice for healthy eating at more »

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Mitzvah

“Mitzvah” is a Hebrew word which means “commandment,” and is used by God countless times in the Old Testament to speak of His laws and commands for the Israelites.  But over the years in Jewish culture that same word also more »

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Everything Else is Great!

My family sometimes makes gallon-sized gift bags for the homeless.  The bags contain socks, chapstick, handiwipes, snacks, and a few other items that might be helpful to someone who has to live on the street. Not too long ago as more »

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More Than an Adjustment

A few years ago, I went to the Chiropractor for an “adjustment” even though I wasn’t scheduled for one, because my lower back had been sore and tight for 5 or 6 days.  I just needed a little tweak to more »

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Wounds from a Friend

Not too long ago, a Christian brother chastised me a bit for something thoughtless I had written and gave me some wise advice on how to say it better.  Now, no one likes to be told that he/she’s doing something more »

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Don’t Go Deep on Sundays

Don’t go too deep on Sundays I praise God continually for what He is doing in and through His people at CTR!  So many of you have stepped up to the task of setting up and taking down on Sundays.  more »

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