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Rediscovering Christmas – The Best Gift We Can Give
Today the wise men appear on the scene from the east. They followed his star and came to Bethlehem to worship the baby who was born to be king of the Jews. (Did you ever notice this about the star before?? It wasn’t a star, or the star, but HIS star.) Read the full...
Rediscovering Christmas – Show Kindness To Strangers
We're taking a side path from the Christmas story today as we're Rediscovering Christmas. I realize I don't need to tell you Christmas is just five days away. Five! This season is going way to fast for me. How about you? I've really tried to linger longer. I'm...
Rediscovering Christmas – The Significance Of The Shepherds
This might just be one of my favorite parts of the Christmas story. (Read Luke 2:8-20.) But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is...
Rediscovering Christmas – The Miracle In The Manger
We've been on quite a journey so far in Rediscovering Christmas. Thanks for coming back and joining me here. Today's post is later than planned, and if you looked for it earlier, I apologize. I chose to set aside finishing it while doing other activities. One was my...
Rediscovering Christmas – Joseph & His Crazy Dream
Can you imagine being in Joseph's shoes that first Christmas? It might be easy for us to read through the account of Joseph and his dream and pass right through the significance of it all. Let's pause here today and consider this simple carpenter as we continue...
Rediscovering Christmas – Following Mary’s Example
A friend in my Bible study voiced something profound yesterday. I won't get her words entirely right, but she talked about the word picture she has in her mind. It's of us sitting on shelves on a wall in a room. God walks into the room and comes to each of us...