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Whats up with the women in Jesus’ lineage?
Sometimes when I read the Bible I’m tempted to skip over the parts where the author maps out the long and winding lineages that gets
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They said it
Does God even know what it’s like down here?
Why did Jesus come to earth? Theologians tend to answer that question from a human perspective: He came to show us what God is like,
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Receiving Christmas presents
A boy woke up one Christmas morning and jumped out of bed, knowing that the toy that he had been desperately praying for over the
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Does God need you?
There’s a scene in the Bible where Jesus is about to enter Jerusalem, and He does so while riding on a donkey. Just before that,
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What does PEACE on earth mean to you?
“Peace on earth, and goodwill to all men.” So many of us have heard these words ring in our ears every Christmas. These are the
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Would you take this gift from me?
The story of Jesus coming isn’t a pretty ‘Christian’ story. It’s not prim, proper or ideal when we think about kings and what they deserve. Not the
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The inconvenience of Christmas
I’ve been thinking about the story of Mary this Christmas season. I wonder how inconvenient God’s will in Mary’s life must have been. Do you ever
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A confusing and disappointing Christmas…
Confused, disappointed and frustrated, we stood on the street, outside the gate of the home that took care of blind children. Nothing had gone as
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This Christmas season, we want you to know…
Ah, Christmas! Decorated trees, shining stars, cookies and sweets and jolly old Santa Claus. It’s the time of the year we’re all happy and grateful
