Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! I pray that today, this Christmas Day, you look to Jesus and receive His gifts—hope and joy, love and peace . . . but most of all, His gifts of ...

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Faithful 12.23—The King Is Coming!

Originality has its place, but Christmas is a time for tradition. If you’ve followed my writing for long, you know that our family has many Christmas traditions, from ritualistic tree-trimming and letters ...

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Quotable || Optimism vs Hope

“Optimism and hope are radically different attitudes. Optimism is the expectation that things—the weather, human relationship, the economy, the political situation, and so on—will get better. Hope is trust that God will ...

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Quotable // Merry Christmas!

“Christmas is the day that holds all time together.” – Alexander Smith ...

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Nostalgic Christmas

Christmas is a nostalgia factory. Each year, when December comes around, we relinquish any semblance of novelty and settle instead into the tried and the true. We eat traditional foods, tune into ...

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28 Underrated Christmas Gems (Those Movies, Books, and Songs I Love That You Might Not Know About Yet)

This time of year, one of my favorite discussion starters with friends, family, and even strangers met in line at the post office is to ask their favorite Christmas movies, books, and ...

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Peace

‘Tis three weeks before Christmas, it’s time to check in: will Christmas this year be a fail or a win? + The presents are wrapped and the stockings are hung, not a ...

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Quotable // The Lord Is Coming

“The Lord is coming, always coming. When you have ears to hear and eyes to see, you will recognize him at any moment of your life. Life is Advent; life is recognizing ...

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28 Things On Our Christmas Bucket List

In just a few short days we will all be fully immersed in the Holiday Season! (Yes, I know many of you have already been knee-deep in the Holiday Season for weeks ...

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God With Us

Growing up, one of my favorite holiday traditions was gathering as a family in the days leading up to Christmas to read through our Adornaments book. Each night, after listening to my ...

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