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A Prayer for Understanding this Christmas.By Meg Bucher “Like newborn babies, you must crave spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, now that you have had a taste of the Lord’s kindness.” – 1 Peter 2:2-3 NLT The Holiday Season brings an expectation of family,
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By the time I was 21 years old, I had suffered a lifetime of disappointments. Both of my parents were dead, as well as all my grandparents and most of my aunts and uncles. I had seen more death than most do in a lifetime. I was pregnant multiple times outside of marriage, which carries
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A Prayer to Remember the Afflicted This Holiday SeasonBy Lynette Kittle “Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering” – Hebrew 13:3 During the holidays, probably more than any other time of the year, people are drawn
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Have you ever wondered if you are in alignment with God’s instruction? Have you wondered if that little voice in your head was the devil or God? Have you heard something in your spirit man, then second-guessed whether or not it was God? Or maybe you’ve wondered whether or not you were in God’s will?
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A Prayer to Look to The Lord as Everlasting FatherBy Chelsey DeMatteis “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and
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Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year. Those who know me will attest to that fact. I begin my holiday planning in October. I’m singing Christmas carols at the first hint of a fallen leaf! I start thinking about Christmas décor and holiday gatherings mid-year. I make lists of friends and neighbors that I’d
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A Prayer for Holiday Meal ConversationsBy Ashley Moore “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.” – Colossians 4:6, ESV We have a running joke in our house that all conversations around the dinner table somehow always come back to poop. Maybe
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A Prayer for True Joy This ChristmasBy Ashley Moore “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” – Psalm 16:11, ESV Christmas is a special time that believers and nonbelievers alike enjoy! We take our children to look at
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An Advent Prayer for PeaceBy Emma Danzey John 14:27 says, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” This time of year can feel hectic and overwhelming. There are a million
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