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Emptying Our Way to Fullness, Part 1 ~ The Journey Begins
Like the rest of America and much of the Western world, we awoke on Wednesday morning to the news that
The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 5 ~ Magi, Miraculous Missions, and Madmen
Seeing the title of this post in finalizing our series, The Christmas Story Revisited, probably has some of you wondering whether I forgot to look at my calendar. Did I not
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One More New Year’s Message ~ This One from Jesus
Transitioning into a new year brings with it an almost universal desire for some kind of divine favor to attend our lives, our families, our work, and our country in the coming year. As 2023 became history, America’s
The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 5 ~ Magi, Miraculous Missions, and Madmen
Seeing the title of this post probably has some of you wondering whether I forgot to look at my calendar. Did I not notice that Christmas happened earlier this week? And according to the “traditional” Christmas story,
A Celebration We Tend to Dismiss ~ But Shouldn’t
I realize this is New Year’s Eve, and that it’s time to shift gears. In the days ahead, we’ll be turning off the Christmas lights and packing the decorations away for another year. For many, leaving Christmas behind can
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Tagged A Celebration We Tend to Dismiss ~ But Shouldn't, Feast of Dedication, Gallagher's Pen, Hanukkah, Right Side Up Thinking in an Upside Down World, Ron Gallagher
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Fasting ~ Not “If”, but “When”
Sometimes God directs us to think about things and do things that are, to say the least, not high on our list of favorite spiritual subjects. This is one of those times. Today we’re going to resist the enticing urges … Continue reading
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