Category: Christmas
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Sharing Matters: A Reflection on Gifts and Grace
Just before the recent holidays, one of our secretaries brought in a bagged Christmas gift and placed it on my desk. “Maybe your wife will enjoy this,” she offered. I smiled and thanked her, promptly looking in the bag once she stepped out. It was indeed a girl gift: fuzzy socks, scented hand lotion, and…
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GPS Jesus
For the fine citizens of Wellington, Florida enough was enough. The baby Jesus was stolen from their community center nativity two years in a row! But during the next Noel they were ready–with a creative way to catch a crook. Christmas season number three featured a baby Jesus with a GPS locator onboard. Sheriff’s deputies…
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GPS Jesus
For the fine citizens of Wellington, Florida enough was enough. The baby Jesus was stolen from their community center nativity two years in a row! But during the next Noel they were ready–with a creative way to catch a crook. Christmas season number three featured a baby Jesus with a GPS locator onboard. Sheriff’s deputies…
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God With Us
It was the final choir rehearsal of the year, in preparation for my church’s Christmas Eve candlelight service. As is our custom, the group met at our director’s home for a pot-luck dinner, followed by rehearsal. It was challenging to hear in the reconfigured living room—with all the background noise. As our leader gave instructions,…
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GPS Jesus
When God comes searching.
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Something From Ronnie
Our former pastor and his wife have an adult son with special needs. One of Ronnie’s favorite things, especially around his birthday or at Christmas time, is to check the mailbox at the end of the driveway. Knowing this, I decided to set up a Christmas card “event” for him. So, after getting his dad’s…
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