Archive for the Christmas Tag

How to Get what you really want this christmas

What if this short message could absolutely deliver what you really want this Christmas? Do you know what that is? What do you really want? Deep down, we all want the same thing. But so often we don’t know it until we can get quiet and listen to our deeper hearts. In fact, I think just doing that–just saying no to the destructive
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Getting What You Really Want this Christmas

“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best….“ – Philippians 1:9-10a What if I promised this short message would absolutely deliver what you really want this Christmas? Do you know what you really want? We all have to ask. Because
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Christmas Is a Child

These next 2 weeks with Christmas and New Year's always present a unique opportunity for reflection. And barely hidden depression. The holidays are always a mixed bag for me. I'll love brief moments of it, feel carried back to a time of childhood safety and love surrounding me. And the rest of the time I'll be Charles Grodin, flinging little
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My Confusion-Free Christmas Plan

Alright. I confess. I’m not worried at all about losing the term “Christmas.” I’m also not concerned by Xs in place of Christ. The X is a cross. That reminds me of Christ. Maybe it doesn’t remind others of Christ, but that’s their prerogative. Why should I need anyone’s participation in my decision to be Christ-centered on Christmas? If you’re
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