Advent is usually celebrated in the Christian church in the weeks preceding Christmas stressing four topics: hope, peace, joy, and love represented by four candles. Advent is a term from the Latin word adventus, which means coming, the coming of our Savior. The Advent season started in the 1800s in Germany. Immigrants from…
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Gift Giving
I was in Walmart the other day and witnessed people with buggies full of all kinds of items, many of which were Christmas gifts. It made me think about gift-giving and the money spent on Christmas gifts, decorations, special food for the holidays and other Christmas spending. A picture came…
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Listen
“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” (Isaiah 30:21) God speaks to us in many different ways: Through His Word, His “still, small voice (1 Kings 19:12), sermons, and other people….
We Will Be Tested
“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.” (James 1:2) Yes, we will be tested! I read once that we’re either in a trial, coming out of one or going into one. It’s hard but we need to be tested. Jesus was…
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God With Us
“I will never leave you or forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5) Have you ever felt like you were all alone, no one to help you, you didn’t know what to do? Yes, we all have. But, if you’re a Christian, there is someOne who is always there. God is beside you. “I…