Category Archives: Christmas

A Christmas Acrostic

Posted on December 25, 2017 by

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!!! Here’s an acrostic to help you focus on the real “Christmas Story” today: C is for either Child, the child that was conceived in the womb of the virgin Mary and born to her, or Christ, a Messianic title … Continue reading →

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Christmas & the Absent-Minded Professor

Posted on December 2, 2017 by

Donald L. Deffner, in his book Seasonal Illustrations, tells the story of an absent-minded professor who tended to get so absorbed in his work that he forgot the simplest details. One morning his wife said to him, “Now Henry, remember, we are … Continue reading →

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How to Have a Christmas Without Money

Posted on December 21, 2016 by

Margery Tallcott tells the story of a memorable Christmas that she and her husband spent with their six-year-old son Pete. It was during the time of America’s Great Depression and money was so tight that the family simply couldn’t afford … Continue reading →

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Incident On a School Bus

Posted on December 17, 2016 by

During some of my college years, I had a part-time job driving a school bus for elementary and middle school students. Since I hadn’t been a kid myself for a while, that job served to remind me just how cruel … Continue reading →

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Not Everybody Feels Thankful & Merry

Posted on November 21, 2016 by

Today is the Monday before Thanksgiving, which means that we are now moving into the holiday season. Thanksgiving will be here Thursday. That will be followed by Black Friday, the unofficial beginning of the Christmas shopping season. Eventually December 25th, … Continue reading →

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A Changed Heart

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

Each year at this time many thousands of people participate in Prison Fellowship’s Angel Tree program. The names of the children of inmates are placed as “angel ornaments” on Christmas trees in churches, businesses, and shopping malls. Along with each … Continue reading →

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Miss Thompson & Teddy

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

Today I feel led to share a story that I picked up years ago from well known pastor and author John Ortberg. It’s Ortberg’s story put into my own words. Miss Thompson was a 4th-grade teacher who had a student … Continue reading →

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