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Month: December 2018

Gospel At Center Post: New Year’s Resolutions

In Gospel, GratitudeTags Gospel, gospel at center, Grace, Gratitude, ProvidencePublish DateDecember 31, 201815 ViewsLeave a comment samluce

Here is an excerpt from my newest post on New Year’s Resolutions over at Gospel at Center: New Year’s resolutions are the annual reminder that we are really bad at sticking to things. Yet in another sense, they are grace, God’s tender mercy revealing to us his long-suffering nature that though we are fickle he is faithful. We are able to stick to him only because he sticks to us. [button href=”http://gospelatcenter.com/new-year-resolutions/” primary=”false” centered=”true” newwindow=”true”]Read the full article here[/button] …

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Top 10 Books of 2018

Top 10 Books of 2018

In Leadership, Links I LikeTags books, cs lewis, Discipleship, Leadership, readingPublish DateDecember 26, 201835 ViewsLeave a comment samluce

A quick note about this year’s book list. I tried to be better about reading more fiction and I intentionally read more books written by women, I tried to get on the Flannery O’Connor bandwagon but …

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Loss, Lament, and Advent Hope

Loss, Lament, and Advent Hope

In PersonalTags Advent, Gospel, Jonathan Edwards, lament, Loss, MiscarriagePublish DateDecember 18, 201820 ViewsLeave a comment samluce

It will be fine they can try again. I remember saying these words in my head upon hearing that someone we knew had miscarried. By God’s grace, I never said these words aloud. I had no idea …

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Advent is About Waiting

Advent is About Waiting

In Gospel, LeadershipTags Advent, Bonhoeffer, Christmas, GospelPublish DateDecember 11, 201812 ViewsLeave a comment samluce

During Advent, I generally add to devotional reading books, poems, and reflective articles that cause me to pause and think. The essence of Advent that has been lost in a culture that never stops is learning …

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My name is Sam Luce and I have been a pastor at Redeemer Church in Utica NY for the past 24 years. 18 of those years serving as children’s pastor. Currently, I am serving as the Global Pastor to Families. This is my personal blog it is focused on Discipleship, Family Ministry, and Theology.

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