Tag: Jason Schifo
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“The Good News Production” comes to Mahomet
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com There is a lot of “Good News” coming to the Community Evangelical Free Church this weekend. It began in 2018 when CHM Bible Theatre Productions President Crystal Hogue wrote, “The Good News Production.” “The Good News was birthed out of my love and passion for the Bible because I feel like… Read more
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Commentary: Trading Pride and Confidence for Humility
BY JASON SCHIFO The older I get, and the more I read the Bible, I see that the one thing God desires in us is humility. I wish I could have said that this is easy, but being humble is a challenge, especially because honestly, pride is a big part of living. We oftentimes don’t… Read more
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Commentary: The Human Race
BY JASON SCHIFO In the summer of 2018, my family and I had the opportunity to attend a lecture at Answers in Genesis, given by Ken Hamm, its founding director. While I don’t agree with Ken Hamm on a number of topics and issues, the lecture he gave on race was thoughtful and challenging. So… Read more
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Commentary: Looking at the ingredients that cause violence
BY JASON SCHIFO Last year my wife was away on a missions trip, and my son needed to make treats for his student ministry night. My wife had sent him a tried and true recipe for S’more‘s bars, a real winner in every setting. As he set himself to the task of making them, he… Read more
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Commentary: Christians are God’s messengers, not God’s editors
BY JASON SCHIFO We hear a lot about “fake news” these days, and I think we all would agree that fake news is, well, bad news. This is important to all of us, and especially for those of us who call ourselves Christians. Those who have a clear message of the “Good News” of Jesus… Read more
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Commentary: Fear of intimacy in our culture
BY JASON SCHIFO Author John Eldredge, in his book “The Sacred Romance”, shares the pain of not belonging: “Being left out is one of life’s most painful experiences. I remember the daily fourth-grade torture of waiting in line while the captains chose their teams for the kickball games. As each captain took turns choosing a… Read more
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Commentary: Why do bad things happen?
BY JASON SCHIFO Why do bad things happen? That is quite a question, isn’t it? We ask that question because we believe that if we can answer it we will be able to tolerate difficult seasons of life. So we look for explanations and answers for why bad things happen, and this isn’t a new… Read more
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Commentary: Anger, Bitterness and Love
BY JASON SCHIFO I don’t know if you have noticed, but things around us are feeling awfully divided lately. This person believes this thing, that group believes that thing. It seems like every day there is more and more to drive us apart rather than bring us together. And every crevice and corner we see… Read more
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Commentary: Living in Resurrection Sunday
By Jason SchifoPastor at Community Evangelical Free Church of Mahometjschifo.cfcmahomet@gmail.com This weekend is “Resurrection Sunday”! Resurrection is a big deal because it is more than just an event that happened in history. It’s a power we live in and out of every day. The same resurrection power that brought Jesus from death to life is… Read more
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Commentary: Making God BIG in your life
Community Evangelical Free Church of Mahomet Pastor Jason Schifo explores how to make God BIG during the Christmas season. Read more