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DON’T Make Your Children’s Dreams Come True for Christmas
If you believe all the commercials and holiday specials, Christmas is about making dreams come true. Funny, no one told Jesus. He didn’t come to work for Walt Disney; He came to fulfill His Father’s will. God doesn’t offer us a Jiminy Cricket faith. It isn’t dreamy to know Him, it’s transformative. Ask Mary. It …[ read more ]
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One More Tradition St. Patrick Started (That You Can Do to Celebrate Today)
We live in a time when we have access to the stories of so many who loved Christ before we did and who followed Him through every imaginable obstacle and trial. This is a wonderful resource for us as Christians. To celebrate St. Patrick is to celebrate the power of God who continues to work …[ read more ]
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Have You Ever Felt Alone in a Crowd?
Have you ever felt alone in a crowd? Have you ever sat in a room full of people and felt saturated with loneliness? When my children were young and encountered the occasional week-end when no friends were available for plans, they would despair and complain that they hated time alone. My exhortation was always the …[ read more ]
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Christmas Dreaming
“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas.” That’s how the song goes. We all have dreams for our lives – dreams of not only our holidays, but of what every day of our future will look like. I’ll bet that Joseph had dreams. He had reached adulthood, learned a trade, was betrothed to a young woman …[ read more ]