Jesus, God embodied and come down for us, and the Cross .... a Ray of Hope for us  ... Salvation by God, Graphics by Gary Ritner
see www.garyritner.org/GaryResume.html for the Pastor who created these Pointers

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Christ at the Center of our busy lives, empowering us to go out. We return to the center for peace, joy and power. Graphics by Gary Ritner.

C shape at the left for Christ and Church with the Cross at the right

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After January 1, 2004, New Links Added to Pastor's Pointers Pages can be found on the New Acquisitions Shelf Section Near the Bottom of the Links on Each of the Three Pages - UM Links, Other Religious Links and Sermon, Worship and Bible Links

Links added to Pastor's Pointers on November 8-9, 2003

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