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Category Archives: Christmas
Christmas & the Absent-Minded Professor
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
How to Have a Christmas Without Money
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
Not Everybody Feels Thankful & Merry
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
A Few Unanswerable Christmas Questions
Every Christmas I preach the familiar story of Christ’s birth. Over the course of thirty years of doing that, I’ve come up with a list of questions the Bible simply doesn’t answer concerning the story. Here are seven of them: … Continue reading
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A Changed Heart
Each year at this time 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 name … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Change, Children, Christmas, Christmas Traditions, Doing Good, God's Word, God's Work, Grace, Influence, Ministry, Missions, Motherhood, Restoration, Salvation, Scripture, The Gospel, The Heart
Tagged angel tree, Ezekiel 36:26-27, gifts for the children of inmates, I will give you a new heart, Mary Kay, Mary Kay angel tree, Mary Kay Beard, Prison Fellowship, Prison Fellowship angel tree, prison ministry
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My Post-Holiday Funk
Financially speaking, this month of January tends to be a more trying month for me and Tonya than other months. You don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to deduce the reason: Christmas hangover. It’s not that we go wild with … Continue reading
A Little Fun At Christmas
A little boy decided that it was time that he started wearing a watch, so that he could look grown up like his dad. Several weeks before Christmas he started telling his parents, “I want a watch for Christmas.” Day … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas fun, little boy wants a watch for Christmas, Mark 13:37
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The Peace That Jesus Brings
In my last post I explained that even though Christ’s birth didn’t actually usher in a time of “peace on earth,” prophecy teaches that one day He will bring in such a time, one thousand years worth of it to … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Christ's Birth, Christmas, Doing Good, Extending Forgiveness, Inner Peace, Personal, Personal Holiness, Salvation, The Sermon On The Mount, Trusting In God, Worry
Tagged being at peace with others, Ephesians 2:14, getting along with others, inner peace, Isaiah 53:5, John 14:27, let not your heart be troubled, peace with God, Romans 12:18, Romans 5:1
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Peace On Earth?
What was it those angels said on the night of Christ’s birth? The New King James Version of Luke 2:14 renders it: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” That translation simply follows the … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Christ's Second Coming, Christ's Birth, Christ's Return, Christmas, Coming Judgment, God's Timing, King James Only, Prophecy
Tagged Christ's 1000 year reign, Luke 2:14, peace on earth, Prince of Peace, the Antichrist, the battle of Armageddon, the False Prophet, the Rapture, the tribulation period, will Jesus bring peace to the earth?
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The Disciple's Road 