In the beginning… God created the heavens and the earth. Maybe that’s why there’s something magical about the way winter’s first snowflakes swirl and dance with the wind before they touch the ground. I’ve wondered
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Proving my identity proved difficult. The COVID pandemic made people crazy in more ways than one. Although we didn’t live in an area where cases were spiking or in a dangerous part of town, I
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The hoopla of Christmas is over. A celebration’s end often leaves us falling off the edge of a holiday high. Do you know the feeling? Days spent in hustle and bustle. Gifts chosen and wrapped.
Read more“What did you bring me?” How often do parents hear that question? And how do parents move children or themselves from a me first mindset to one of concern for others? Especially with schedules already
Read moreHave you ever played What If? What if I had gotten better grades in school, gone to a better college, or gotten a scholarship? What if I had married my first love? What if I
Read more“Mama, when do we get to fly up into heaven and be with Jesus?” my five-year-old asked. “Well, um,” I tried to figure out a way to explain, but I was momentarily stumped, “Why do
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The Ultimate Exchange “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by His poverty might become rich” (2
Read moreby Nan Jones I snuggled beneath the woven afghan — the one that reads, The Lord Is My Peace. The den was dark except for the Christmas lights on the tree and the glow of
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The greatest Christmas story ever told is found in the 66 books of the Bible. From Genesis 1:1 to Revelation 22:21, the story of why we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The first Christmas
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Today’s Christian seldom expects miracles. Oh sure, during Advent we recount the birth of Christ, tell its story, read of how God intervened in human history, but few of us act as if we believe
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