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Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan’s annual general meeting or AGM is on January 8th. It is an online AGM both recapping the 2024 year as well as looking ahead to the 2025 growing year. Anyone interested is invited to join and learn about the inner workings of Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan and will be introduced to a new organization created in partnership called Canadian Food Focus. Clinton Monchuk, program director with Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan, is excited for this new organization to help bring food awareness to more urban centers. 

Titus 2:11-12

"For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age."

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Philippians 2:5-11

Tom Landry, the late head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, was once quoted as saying something like this: 

“I have a job to do that is not very complicated, but it is often difficult: to get a group of men to do what they don’t want to do so they can achieve the one thing they have wanted all their lives.” 

Rising Above is gearing up for an exciting milestone in its mission to combat addiction and support recovery in Grande Prairie. On January 6, the organization will host a groundbreaking ceremony for its new recovery facility at 1:30 pm on its current property. The new facility will increase capacity by 19 beds, bringing their total to 70 beds when combined with their second-stage housing.  

A Texas pastor is thanking God he's alive after getting stuck in a tornado while out fishing.

Pastor Brian Johnson was in a boat with a friend and his dog on a reservoir on Saturday, about 95 kilometres east of Houston when a tornado struck.

"We were fishing because the barometric pressure was changing and we thought it would be good," said Pastor Johnson. "The storm was on the other side [of the reservoir]."

A Texas pastor continues to ask for prayers for his wife who spent several days in the hospital with an unknown illness. 

Pastor Matt Chandler of The Village Church in Flower Mound originally shared on Instagram that his wife, Lauren, had a "super high fever and other symptoms." The couple had asked for prayers as she was being "poked, prodded, and scanned up and down and the fever persists." 

While the original tests all came back negative, her fever eventually broke which the couple was incredibly grateful for. 

Bishop T.D. Jakes returned to the pulpit at The Potter’s House Church on New Year's Eve.

This is the first time that the pastor has been able to preach since experiencing a serious medical incident on Nov. 24, 2024.

The congregation welcomed him back with open arms giving him a standing ovation as he took to the stage. 

"I cannot tell you how glad I am to be in the house of the Lord tonight," said Bishop Jakes to the congregation. "I don't know what you're going through tonight, but let this be a signal to you that you're on you're on your way to a comeback."

A Texas couple had their prayers answered in a very unusual way.

Last month, while shopping for a sweater for a family photo shoot in the big and tall section at JCPenney, Laura and Wendell Garrett noticed a crowd. When they looked into it further, they realized it was former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal and his security team.

"We went to another counter and bought the sweater," said Laura. "As we were trying to leave, an employee asked if we could stay for 15 minutes because she had a surprise for us."

Imagine tuning into a new channel on the radio and suddenly hearing these slow words: 

“For …

“… God … 

“… so … 

“… loved … the … world.” 

What are you listening to? It’s the Bible, spoken so that you can write it down. This type of scripture broadcast is one way Christians outside of North Korea send God’s Word over the border, where other Christians can scribble out their own copies of Scripture.

Psalm 90:12

"Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."

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Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.