There’s still time to make this the best Christmas ever!
There is no better way to prepare for the best Christmas ever than in the company of the King of Kings himself.
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love and respect (no quid pro quo)
We can't make someone else love us. But we can choose to love others, and to love without reservation.
What Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet can teach us about Advent (day-15)
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. – Isaiah 9:6 As iconic Christmas symbols, nutcrackers don’t offer much beyond decorative interest. They’re not exactly utilitarian either (I…
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born for a mission of peace (Advent Day 6)
This morning I have this image in my mind of a small, helpless, squirmy baby, a newborn with an alter-ego that looks something like this: “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). Just a baby. Born into a refugee family in a world where Rome ground in its authority under the heels of the boots…
