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Don’t Blow It!

    The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!  Luke 2:11 (NLT)       Late one Christmas Day, years ago, a resident of Hillsborough, California, accompanied by his wife and children, set out to sing Christmas carols for the neighbors. As they were tuning up outside [...]

Thursday December 17th, 2009 in , , , , , , | No Comments »

Out of the Mouths of Babes

  As he considered this, he fell asleep, and an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to go ahead with your marriage to Mary. For the child within her has been conceived by the Holy Spirit. And she will have [...]

Wednesday December 16th, 2009 in , , , , , | No Comments »

The Gifts of Advent

  “For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. And the government will rest on his shoulders. These will be his royal titles: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 (NLT)   When asked to explain what the four candles of an Advent wreath represent, seven-year-old [...]

Magnets

In the book, Arabian Nights, Sinbad the Sailor warns his shipmates about a great magnetic rock in the Indian Ocean that is so powerful that it draws all the nails and bolts out of passing ships. The ships literally fall apart and sink. Sinbad tells his shipmates that they were to steer clear of that [...]

ARE YOU PUZZLED?

All afternoon a little boy tried to put together a puzzle, his birthday gift from his father. Some of the pieces were bright, some dark; some seemed to go together, others seemed to fit nowhere. Finally, frustrated, tired and with nothing to show for his efforts, the boy gathered the pieces, put them in the [...]

Wednesday November 11th, 2009 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »