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The Miracle of Christmas

The source of your personal worth is the fact that you are worth the birth and life of the Son of God. He loves you, He likes you, and wants to spend eternity with you.

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The One Word Prayer

The sounds of Christmas are ringing bells, joyful carols, and ho-ho-hoing Santas. But another softer sound can become a one-word prayer, an ushering in of inner calm and “peace on earth” for you this season.

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Advent Stories: So Close, Yet So Far From Christmas

I would have joined those shepherds and angels in worshipping him. I would have given him my heart and life. I would have told the story to everyone I could. He would have been at the center of that Christmas celebration, and of my life. If only I'd known who he was.

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Messengers of God's Hope

This Advent season, how are you preparing the way for God to come into your life? In the midst of the darkness and brokenness all around, how are you opening yourself to receive the babe born in Bethlehem? What sort of road “broad and smooth” are you clearing in your heart? In this time of waiting and watching, how will you be a messenger of God's hope?

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