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Keeping December 1st Sacred

In our family December 1st is one of the most sacred days of the year. Come rain, snow, sleet or hail nothing can stop this day so sacred (Ya, I know, it doesn’t rhyme but you try rhyming with ‘sacred’). On this day of days I enter the crawl space and haul plastic tote after plastic tote up the stairs. Christmas ornaments, decorations, lights... >Full Story

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Great Expectations for Christmas Christmas is loaded with expectations, isn't it? Christmas shopping, decorating and entertaining. Typically... >more
When Thanksgiving Gets Stuck in Your Throat Not everyone will have a happy Thanksgiving…especially this year. Many are out... >more

Easter? What is that?

Jesus left them again and prayed the same prayer as before. When he returned to them again, he found them sleeping, for they couldn’t keep their eyes open. And they didn’t know what to say. Mark 14:38-39, NLT Easter is quickly approaching! But do your friends and neighbors know what Easter is really about? A recent Barna survey found...... >Read More

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Lent, a Forgotten Tradition

At my church, the first day of the season of Lent (which fell on February 17 this year) passed by without even a mention. I only noticed it mentioned on a blog after the day had already passed! Lent is the period of the year leading up to Easter, starting on Ash Wednesday and concluding on Palm Sunday (the Sunday... >Read More

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Involving your Friends in Christmas

Christmas is one of the few times when it's okay to talk about Jesus in secular, politically correct society. At least, it's seen as being less offensive than the rest of the year. But how can Christians involve non-Christians in their Christmas celebrations without being dismissed as "preachy" but still being faithful to the truth and the imperative...... >Read More

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