Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for December 20, 2025. In U.S. news today, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, with over 55,000 members, has finally achieved federal recognition after decades of effort, a move that fulfills a campaign promise by President Trump and will open more government benefits. Security was also a […]

In the Christmas section of our Church’s Hymnal, we find the glorious carol, “Angels from the Realms of Glory, with lyrics by James Montgomery.  It is one of my personal favorites, and I look forward to belting out the words every Christmas. Imagine my delight in finding a hymn with this exact same tune in […]

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Vayeshev (And He Dwelt) – Genesis 37:1-40:23 – focuses on Joseph, the son whose life will set the stage for an entire nation. Joseph receives the famous tunic from his father, shares dreams that hint at a future rise, and sparks jealousy among his brothers. Their resentment leads them to sell him into slavery in […]

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The Mystery of Christ and the Church that Paul speaks of within his discourse on marriage in Ephesians 5 is a wonderful topic for self-reflection for each of us in our own marriages, but is also an awesome spiritual truth for the believer to meditate upon regarding our intimate relationship with our Lord and Savior. While this […]

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Reason = a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, or fact. Faith = confidence or trust in a person or thing. Evidence = that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief. Our challenge today is to follow the evidence! Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the […]

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