Be Joyful ~ An Advent Be-Attitude
True joy at Advent is not found in fleeting comforts, but in abiding in the presence of Jesus Christ—the One who came to make our joy complete.
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Keri WillisLauren Sparks
Quiet in This Christmas Season
The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. Zephaniah 3:17 Each Christmas season I try to find an Advent devotional to direct my time with the Lord. As […]
3 min readManuel A. Luz
Where Have The Carols Gone?
I was eight years old, and our fourth grade classroom was abuzz with holiday craft activity—red and green construction paper, silver and gold glitter, dull scissors and sticky-white glue paste. Che…
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Renee Gotcher
Five Ways to Slow Down and Savor the Season
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” – Romans 12:2 I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels like the retail rush into the...
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Brenda Seefeldt
Brenda Seefeldt Amodea is a pastor, and speaker. She has worked with teens since 1981 to present. She has lived through the teen years in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and now into the 2020s. Imagine that collected wisdom! Imagine just the teen language trends she has lived through. She writes about that wisdom at www.Bravester.com. Read this clever article about those decades at https://largerstory.church/four-decades-of-youth-ministry/ She has also published I Wish I Could Take Away Your Pain, the Bible study workbook with video, Trust Issues with God, and The Story of Two Lost Sons. With her husband, Brenda also publishes a paintball magazine, www.Paintball.Media. You didn’t see that one coming, right?