Tag: Christmas
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God is Not Santa Claus
God’s love is not like Santa Claus – the love of God for his children is gentle and forgiving.
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What is this Season Inviting You To?
The wind whipped today, and I found myself shivering a few times while out with my dogs, despite being bundled in my winter coat, and gloves, freshly pulled from the closet for the first time since April. The weekend too, felt different, with rains, wind, the cold coming in, and sparse sunshine. A new season…
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The Babe, the Son of Mary
Christmas is coming soon as night falls on the fourth Sunday of Advent. The anticipation has felt a little more near this year with a snow fall and a cold snap that has kept the snow and ice from melting. When I look out the window and see my landscape bathed in white, I feel…
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Joy of Every Longing Heart
A deep blanket of fog lay thick all morning Saturday. The afternoon sun burned it off, with the December day becoming mild and bright. Morning fog lays low,Lifts, allowing sunshine onStreams of liquid light Despite the beautiful weather, my weekend was battered with burdens. The sunshine could not keep me afloat. Nor a brisk hike.…
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Pour Over Me Your Holiness
This Advent season, if you are looking for rest and renewal, draw on the living waters of Christ. It is a well that will never run dry.
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Disperse the Gloomy Clouds of Night
And all of a sudden, Advent is upon us and Christmas is right around the corner. The mild weather this weekend allowed for a few hikes crunching through fallen leaves, as waning light led the way through bare trees, and across cold creeks. The nice temperatures were also a good opportunity, apparently, for many to…
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The Fullness of Time
Merry Christmas! I’m thinking of my time in Israel today. I neglect this blog far too much, and have not even found time to write about my incredible trip to the Holy Land, but here are some pictures from Bethlehem, where our Creator, Lord, and Savior came to this earth, in the flesh, as a…
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Advent Now and 'Till He Returns
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” – Micah 5:2 I’m not an Old Testament scholar, but from what I understand, 400+ years transpired between the…
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Christmas in the OBX
Snow on the beach is a very funny thing – actually, it’s quite beautiful! While tradition is comforting, and I’m so thankful to have spent most of my Christmases at home with my family, it was really a neat experience to spend Christmas in Duck, North Carolina. We went out to the beach three different…