5 Bible Verses to Inspire You to Share Your Faith
When was the last time you talked about your faith with someone who has not heard or accepted the gospel? Often, the opportunities for these conversations come naturally: a family member looking for hope after the death of a loved one; a coworker going through a divorce; a neighbor struggling with depression. But taking advantage of the chance to talk…
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Join in singing a 280-year-old Christmas Carol
I have a particular fondness for old hymns of the faith. A good hymn allows us to sing Scripture, and when we sing Scripture, we’re interacting with the Bible, which shapes our choices and transforms our relationships. And since we are just a few days away from Christmas, I’d like to talk about one of my favorite Christmas hymns that’s…
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Trade Winter Blues for God’s Joy
In just two days, we’ll live through the shortest day of the year. And I will hate every second of it. Okay, that’s a little dramatic. But all this winter cold and darkness makes me long for 9 pm sunsets, ice cream, boardwalks, and the sea’s salty air. Winter feels like slowness. Like a forced kindergarten nap. Like the agony…
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Advent: Chains He Shall Break
Chandiru is from Nyangira, Uganda. When she was 17 years old, she rebelled against her parents and ran away from home. Soon afterward, she got married. One day her husband came home drunk. He began to argue with Chandiru. The argument escalated into a violent struggle. Afraid her husband would kill her, Chandiru struck her husband over the head with…
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What are we waiting for?
I often wonder how Mary felt in the days leading up to Jesus's birth. What did it feel like to nurture and carry the Messiah? What physical pain and spiritual peace did she experience? When she received news of her unexpected pregnancy, Luke tells us, "Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart" (Luke 2:19). Those nine…
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Advent: The Weary World Rejoices
“I had been suffering since my childhood,” says Amina*. Her mother died when she was just a young girl living in West Africa. Shortly afterward, her father remarried.Amina’s stepmother abused her and her brothers badly. She subjected them to intensive housework, often waking them up with a stick so they could perform their duties. They were given very little food…
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Get ready: Scripture practices for Advent
Every year at Christmas time my family looks forward to watching the “Service of Lessons and Carols” televised from King’s College in Cambridge, England. The singing is exhilarating, and so is the beautiful reading of the passages from Scripture that foretell and narrate the birth of Jesus. The readers’ rhythms and enunciation and subtle accenting of the words make the…
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