Exploring {{Advent}} In the Everyday— March 2023
It’s that time again when we meet up over at Lisa’s place to share how we’re progressing with our Word of the Year. Hop over to Lisa’s to learn more and …
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Christmas & Advent
20 Stories
Paula Short
Lauren Sparks
Do we Need a Festivus for the Rest of Us?
While Festivus makes for a funny episode of television, it’s a lousy way to live our lives. There is more than a Festivus for the rest of us.
5 min readNancy C. Williams
The Privileged Life: Last-Minute, Low-Cost Gift Ideas for Christmas!
With Christmas less than two weeks away, it’s easy to get caught up in the last-minute flurry of shopping and lose our financial peace in the process. We need quiet reflection right now to prepare for the Advent of Jesus Christ. We need hope, not the despair of waiting in long check-out lines.
6 min readGina Williamson
Advent Devotionals and Exercises! How I enter in...
The picture above is part of my skinny pencil tree. It’s filled with olive wood ornaments from Jerusalem. I wanted olive wood souvenirs when I went to Israel in 2015, but they were pricey, so I…
6 min readBabatope Babalobi
Are Christmas gifts biblical?
Are Christmas gifts biblical? Posted on December 24, 2021 Updated on December 17, 2021 Deliverance sermons and prayers One of the notable features of Christmas is the act of giving and receiving gifts. Several days before Christmas, gifts in forms of cards, hampers, and souvenirs are exchanged among workers, friends,...
1 min readRobin McKinley
How Can A Star Pinpoint Something On The Earth?
The night sky is filled with clusters of stars both bright one and little ones. How can a star pinpoint something here on the earth?
4 min readRandy Alcorn
Charles Spurgeon Loved Christmas and the Doctrine of the Incarnation - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
I really enjoyed these thoughts from Charles Spurgeon on Christmas, drawn from his writings and sermons.
5 min readJoseph Echano
4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT: THE MISSION OF CHRISTMAS
The Visitation, James B. Janknegt, 2008 These past few days, many people have been taking the hard and long journey going home for Christmas. One could just admire all the hardship and troubles tha…
5 min readScott Pauley
Concentrate on Christ this Christmas! - Enjoying the Journey
Some seasons are busier than others, but it seems the Christmas season is always full of hurry. Programs and shopping […]
2 min readPraying Glory to God in the Highest #2 - Lauren Sparks
I am challenged by the haste of the shepherds to be with Jesus. It is this expediency I want to focus on today as we pray glory to God.
2 min readSharon Jaynes
Just What You've Always Wanted - Sharon Jaynes
How many times do we long for love, joy, and peace in our lives? We search for it, long for it, and pray about it. Then someone points us to the cross and says, “There it is. It can be yours for the asking. It’s not even $3, $2 or $1. It’s free!”
4 min readChristmas Midnight Mass: The People who Walked in Darkness have seen a Great Light
Tonight’s liturgy and readings of the Nativity of the Lord, Christmas Mass during midnight, is full of contrasting words and images. In the first reading, the prophet Isaiah proclaims, “The pe…
7 min readYvonne M. Morgan
Turning Mountains into Molehills- 4 Ways to Turn the Holiday to a Holy-Day
Turning Mountains into Molehills’ blog looks at the ways we change the stress of the Holiday into a Holy-Day to honor the birth of our Lord. Merry Christmas
4 min readDenise Pass
BW#45 Christmas Unwrapped - Real Life During the Holidays: The Gifts of Wisdom and Healing - Denise Pass
Listen in to this episode, where Deborah, Denise’s second daughter shares about the gifts of wisdom, healing and pain. In need of hope and encouragement? God is for you, friends. This year, as we celebrate Christmas, may we remember that the gifts of Christmas are not just on Christmas day, but all throughout our lives.
1 min readFriday Friend Giveaway! The Smallest Gifts Grow Big with God - Sharon Jaynes
In my travels, I get to meet the most awesome women! While speaking at Ada Bible Church in Ada, Michigan, I was introduced to Susie Finkbeiner and her amazing gift for storytelling. I read one of her novels, A Cup of Dust, and I was hooked. Since then, I have read every fiction book Susie has published! Read more…
4 min readWhat manger? The sacrificial sheep manger.
Christmas, a time to reflect on that fact that God sent his Son into a bloody, violent world. Is that how your Christmas memories have been spent? Probably not. We pursue it as a season to…
8 min readBrenda Seefeldt Amodea
A Written Prayer for When You Don’t Feel Like Celebrating Christmas - Bravester
Christmas tweaks at our vulnerability. You may have already noticed that you’ve been cussing more. Time to start praying more.
4 min readVickie Munton
King Jesus
Bible Love this! “God requires our response, not our resume.” The Ministry of JC Christmas is upon us. Unfortunately, this news is greeted with mixed emotions in the 21st century. Not least because a modern day Christmas is crazy stuff. It is full throttle. Pedal to the metal. Flying on...
1 min readSaundra Dalton-Smith
What Gift Will You Exchange With Jesus This Christmas? - Dr. Dalton-Smith - I Choose My Best Life
Gifts come in all shapes and sizes. Some gifts are so precious they can only be boxed in a yielded heart. What gift will you exchange with Jesus this year?
4 min readMary's Take on Today's Christmas - Sharon Jaynes
Several years ago, I came across the following. It was a letter that could have been written by Mary, the mother of Jesus. At the beginning of each holiday season, I pull it out and read it again to help me keep Jesus the focus of this grand celebration we call Christmas. I want to share this… Read more
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