A Christmas Sermon 1,700 Years Old – From Gregory of Nazianzus
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“Therefore, let us keep the Feast, not after the manner of a heathen festival, but after a godly sort; not after the way of the world, but in a fashion above the world” - C.Leaders
How to Fight Materialism at Christmas and All Year Long
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“By taking our focus off the human receiver and putting it on the divine giver, Christmas can become a symbol of God’s giving heart rather than people’s grabbing hands.” - Randy Alcorn
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Uncomfortable Christmases: Witnessing to Family at the Holidays
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“How do we navigate this terrain? ….framing the topic through before, during, and after scenarios might ease the burden of our endeavor.” - Desiring God
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Bridging Your Real-Life and Virtual Identity
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“Jesus reminds you that you can only be one person. You can’t hide behind manicured pictures, or a new product, or a more edgy tone…. ask God to help you cultivate digital integrity. How do you do that?” - Ref21
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When Grief like Sea Billows Roll Through Your Holidays
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“I learned how to mourn when my mom lost her mind, and then her life, to dementia.” - CToday
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Who Are You When Only Your Family Is Looking?
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“I have often heard it said that character is who you are when no one is looking…. But as I considered the character of an elder, I also found myself challenged with this: Character is who you are when only your family is looking.” - Challies
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On Fellowship, Part 5: Covering Both the Bases
Read the series.
Biblical fellowship is a two-sided coin, or a two-edged sword, or a two-way street, or something. (The title of this post strongly implies that I don’t know anything at all about baseball.)
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Staying Together for the Kids’ Sake
On a gushing Facebook post, a parent proudly proclaims with an abundance of heart emojis, “I love my kids to the moon and back!” Do you, really?
Scrolling through Facebook, I sometimes see a Christian friend whose wife does not look the same as I remember her, or else she has mysteriously disappeared from all of his pictures. I then realize that his old wife is gone. Divorce has struck another home! It breaks my heart to see so many marriages dissolving within the body of Christ.
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Advent Meditation: Hope Fulfilled
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“’We have found him of whom Moses … and also the prophets wrote’ (John 1:45). He didn’t say, ‘Surprise! God sent a Savior.’” - TGC
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Union with Christ and Your Day Job
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“Our biggest obstacle is failing to recognize that God is omnipresent, that he has made all things, and that it is by him that all things hold together (Col 1:15–17).” - Common Good
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