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3 Things You Can Do When the Unexpected Comes Your Way

What happens when the unexpected happens? I don’t know about you, but I feel like every year at Christmas, something unexpected happens. This is the premise of pretty much every…



What pleases God?

What pleases God? Give that question some thought, and while you think about it I have a confession to make. This is not something I talk a lot about. And…



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Forgiving God: Why do bad things happen to good people?

Why do bad things happen to good people? In 1972, the book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst was published. As you probably…



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Choose to Believe

What are you afraid of? I remember the first time I took my son to get his first haircut. He was terrified. I tried to tell him that it didn’t…



Advent: Is there room in the inn?

“And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of…



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Advent: Unparalleled Peace

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John…



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Advent: Jesus Immanuel

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given…”  Isaiah 9.6 Meditation Can you imagine as Mary held her baby for the first time.  As she held…