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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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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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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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Overcoming Discouragement
Sometimes, it seems like there is nothing good in this world. We are faced with constant negativity, rejections, obstacles, and illness. It is hard, and what hope we have starts to fade. We’ve all been there, discouraged, wanting things to improve but not knowing how or when waiting for what feels like an eternity with…
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Discomfort: Why must we suffer to grow?
Discomfort is something we all live with. A fact of life and one that we would rather live without. Yet, without it, none of us would be who we are today. As painful and annoying as it can be, discomfort is not our enemy. It has shaped us and refined us in good ways and…
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The Idea of Perfection
Perfection is something we all strive for. Perfect hair, perfect clothes, perfect life. Yet, it is something we fail to reach over and over again. We compare ourselves to others, setting standards we cannot hope to attain because we think they’ve reached perfection and, therefore, so can we. But it’s all a lie! Just because…
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Mindset + Faith = Freedom
In my last post I focused on the future, on the habits which will shape who we become. I stand by what I said because I truly believe it is in the process of becoming who we want to be that we become who we should be. I said then that the future seemed dark…
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