I know Christmas is over, but most of my lights, my manger scene, and other Christ-focused decorations are still in place and will be through January. On dark winter days I like seeing my tiny twinkle lights brightening the cold outside. My décor reminds me that adoring God doesn’t end with the start of a […]
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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 Christmas is about Hope. That we shall not perish. Earthquakes Floods Storms Wars Persecutions Famines Death But we who believe have hope. All will be made alive! All things will be made […]
Read MoreFor God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 Christmas is all about God. It was His stunning idea in the beginning before time began. No one has seen the Father, the all-seeing One, the Three in One, the Almighty, the […]
Read MoreBeautiful Savior, What more could be done than Thou has done! Thy death is my LIFE, Thy resurrection my PEACE, Thy ascension my HOPE, Thy prayers my COMFORT. Help me give thanks today and forever. Amen. A Puritan prayer quoted in Valley of Vision, compiled by Arthur Bennett The incarnation of Jesus … His first coming to earth […]
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The most meaningful gifts reveal profound knowledge: The giver knows the recipient well. To be known … deeply, lavishly and individually, in spite of our flaws and weaknesses … and then to be loved anyway is the collective longing of humankind. God knew that about us … and so, on the first Christmas morning, God gave us […]
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