Tuesday: December 25, 2012 Scripture: Luke 2: 1-20 Key Verse: “This is how the birth of Jesus came about:” Luke 1: 18 One of the things you have to figure out after you are married is where you will spend your holidays. Some choose Thanksgiving with one family and Christmas with the other. If [...]
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Monday: December 24 Scripture: Matthew 2: 1-12 Key Verse: On coming to the house they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts … Matthew 2: 11 I can’t think of celebrating Christmas without thinking of my dad. Christmas [...]
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Sunday: December 23 Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25 Key Verse: She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. Matthew 1: 21 Growing up on a farm in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwestern Virginia, I was always fascinated when my father [...]
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Saturday: December 22 Scripture: John 1: 1-14 Key Verse: The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. John 1: 14a Do you enjoy learning to play games? I spent most of my time as a child playing outside by myself because there were no children living on my end of town. [...]
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Friday: December 21 Scripture: Micah 5: 2-5 Key Verse: “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “You are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed.” Luke 10:41 There is so much “busyness” in the world. The hustle and bustle of the holiday season intensifies it. Some years when Christmas has slipped [...]
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Thursday: December 20 Scripture: Jeremiah 33: 14-16 Key Verse: And he will be called … Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6b I read about a church having a Moravian Love Feast with a Baptist spin. The love feast is a song service during which the congregation shares a simple meal. We decided to try it. [...]
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Wednesday: December 19 Scripture: Jeremiah 31: 31-34 Key Verse: I will be their God, and they will be my people. Jeremiah 31: 33c It had been a particularly long and tiring day at work. That was only followed by an emotionally exhausting “conversation” with my teen. You probably know the kind of day. It [...]
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Tuesday: December 18 Scripture: Jeremiah 23:5-6 Key Verse: Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. John 14:27 One of the things I remember fondly about Christmas in my childhood was our plastic white Christmas tree with plastic red berries. It wasn’t very big and it wasn’t the tree that would hold our [...]
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Monday: December 17 Scripture: Isaiah 26: 9-13 Key Verse: And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4: 19 As many of you know, I work part time at Avalon, a safe haven for families who have experienced domestic violence. In my work with the [...]
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Sunday: December 16 Scripture: Isaiah 26: 1-8 Key Verse: Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you … Do not let your heart be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14: 27 Even as a child I craved peace. Relationships with family, friends, and the world, though, all seemed to conspire [...]
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