Sunday Bible Verse ~ The Lord is With You!
In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are...
Faces of Christmas ~ Nacole Simmons
I tread lightly and whisper it softly, breath warming frost nipped air gathering on the tip of my nose, that we misunderstood Jesus. You may have seen this facebook status, in which I finally let loose convictions, and then I decided to allow God to use my fingertips...
How to Spread the Joy ~ Crystal Stine
“Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more….” ― Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas The stockings are hung by the TV with care. The nativity displayed, the tree decorated, the Advent calendar counting...
The Night Christmas Became Real ~ Marina Bromley
When I first became a Christian, years ago in Seal Beach, CA, it was as if I saw the entire Christmas season through new eyes. My senses were keenly aware of the importance of this time…to think of a girl, pregnant for the first time, carrying the Messiah, and...
Christmas Rescued Me ~ Kathy Schwanke
Mind weighed with chains Heartache and pain… Dark prison cold Stonewalls of shame. Seeking release Reach-straining for peace. Seeing my sin Oh, only my sin and Cavernous crater of guilt within. When the Deceiver Whispered to me, “no hope” I searched...
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