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Being Still in the Holidays
Christmastime can be both joyful and exhausting, necessitating moments of stillness amidst the busyness. Being still involves calming the mind and heart, trusting in God, and letting go of worries. Various methods to find stillness include journaling, relaxing at home, enjoying nature, and spending quiet moments with God.
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Ways to Bring Jesus Back into Christmas
The piece emphasizes the importance of re-centering Christmas around Jesus amid its growing consumerism. It suggests various activities to reconnect with the holiday’s true meaning, including attending church services, community giving, reading the Christmas story, and incorporating biblical elements into celebrations. The goal is to inspire a more meaningful Christmas experience.
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Is the Nativity still important?
The Nativity remains significant during Christmas despite the season’s distractions. It symbolizes Jesus’ birth, God’s love, and the call to share faith. The story illustrates humility, kindness, and the importance of community. Ultimately, the Nativity serves as a reminder of salvation through Jesus and encourages gratitude for His presence in our lives.
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Celebrating Advent
As soon as December 1st hits, so does Christmas mania if it hasn’t already. And with the coming of December comes the season of Advent known to most as the pre-Christmas time when advent calendars are opened. But there is more to this season than most people know. What is Advent? The word Advent comes…
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Coping with Grief at Christmastime
Grief is a unique and personal experience influenced by individual circumstances. As the holiday season approaches, memories of lost loved ones can intensify feelings of isolation and sadness. Embracing emotions, seeking support, maintaining physical health, and differentiating between grief and depression are crucial steps for coping with such feelings during this time.
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Embracing the Waiting Season
Waiting has been part of this world since the beginning of time. Did God not wait until the correct time to put humans on Earth? He could’ve placed us on the Earth before the animals were here, but He didn’t. He knew what we would need to survive and created us at the right time.…
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The Power of Words
Words. We use them every day when we speak when we write, and we see them as we read. Often, we forget the privilege it is to be able to communicate with words until one day, we wake up with a sore throat and suddenly remember what a gift it is to be able to…
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Eternal Rest: What will it be like in Heaven?
Heaven is the mysterious yet well-known name of God’s city. It is known as the good place to go when you die, the place you want to reach. Paradise. It’s all very well knowing this, but it doesn’t say what Heaven is like, what we will do there or how to get there because, despite…
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Sabbath: A Guide to Spiritual Rest
Lately, my thoughts have drifted to the Sabbath and how we should observe it. I know it isn’t always possible to observe it on a Sunday for various reasons, but I believe it is something we should observe as Christians. Genesis 2:2-3 confirms this because if our all-powerful God, who can do all things, takes…
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Bible Parallels in ‘The Gypsy Morph’
Recently, I finished reading ‘The Gypsy Morph’ by Terry Brooks. If you’ve seen ‘The Shannara Chronicles’ on Netflix, Terry Brooks was the author, the imagination behind the world of Shannara. I’ve read quite a few of his books now, and I highly recommend them. I’m building up quite a collection with over half a bookshelf…
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