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Christmas presents quickly become fruitcake cheesy and impractical unless we plan ahead to give heartfelt gifts this season. The point of Christmas is to move beyond materialistic lists that are advertised to us each year. When we rush to grab a...

Christmas can make us feel like we’re crazy. We abide in an ever-increasing “PC” society that refuses to give the holiday’s namesake it’s greeting. Commercialism threatens to cheapen the man that raised people from the dead and healed them...

There will be disappointed faces on Christmas morning because of the empty space under their Christmas tree. But that isn’t the depressing part of that reality. Failing to save money for Christmas might lend the best opportunity to leave our...

This is the society that we live in, and we have to find a way to unite in prayer for each other, especially at Christmastime. All families are challenged to maintain an unrealistic amount of patience with difficult family members at...

God created time, and the passage of it is no surprise of Him. The “new" era we are living in is a place He’s already seen. He welcomes our creative interpretation of His Word through song, especially at Christmastime. The traditional carols,...

Resentment is the byproduct of bitterness and unchecked anger. Resentment can transform from a behavioral reaction to a personality trait. However, when Christ stitches our wounds together, the bleeding stops and peace is restored.

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21 NIV). A mathematical mind is a gift, and perhaps no one acknowledges that better than those who struggle to follow a simple budget. It can create a stressful environment...

“May the Road Rise Up to Meet You,” an Irish blessing often used as a prayer, has traveled throughout the centuries by musical composition, word of mouth, and even a popular cross-stitch pattern. Being of Irish decent, I once cross-stitched it,...

“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” Ephesians 4:29 NIV “I don’t have them,” she repeated. “Leave your sister...

“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.” Luke 2:11 Advent is latin for “coming.” It’s a season of preparation, where we are reminded of the first coming of Jesus Christ, the Messiah, and encouraged...

Out of the most humble circumstances, Jesus’s birth fulfilled specific and long-anticipated prophesies. The nativity story not only teaches us much about Jesus’ birth, but also about the man He is, and the love our Father has for all of us. Here...

Who was Mary Magdalene? Not every Gospel account of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection focus on the same events and details, but all four attest that Mary witnessed Jesus’ crucifixion and burial. Her connection to Jesus was undeniable.

Recently, at a worship concert, one of the leaders welcomed the crowd to feel free to worship as we felt comfortable. For many, that meant hands in the air. For others, eyes closed. Still more clapped, sang along, and few sat at all throughout the...

For the grandparents who are missing milestones and everyday hugs from their grandkids, life is a little longer these days. Today we pray exponentially for a cure and freedom to move about freely again. But in the meantime, we pray for comfort.

“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs” (1 Timothy 6:10).Paul warned Timothy of the correlation between money and evil. Expensive...

Love drives out all generational curses. Our earthly families will frustrate and fail us because we are all imperfect. But God has adopted us into His family. Jesus has called us friends, and the Living God lives in us. Generational curses...

“Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.” Proverbs 12:25 ESVAnxiety, by definition, is an “apprehensive uneasiness or nervousness usually over an impending or anticipated ill,” that runs rampant in...

In Philippians 4:7, Paul wrote “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." No one and nothing can reach in and steal the peace we have in Christ. We are sealed as His. He guards...

God has placed us in this generation purposefully, to live life to the full. This is a wonderful time to be alive, despite the challenges surrounding our modern world on a daily basis. From ancient history to today, chaos and conflict have...

“… the name by which he is called is The Word of God” (Revelation 19:13b).The Old Testament records the history of God’s people before Jesus was born on earth, but the story of our redemption didn’t start with the Savior’s first cry on earthly...