Posts tagged: frustration

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 [...]

No Time For Jesus?

But although the world was made through him, the world didn’t recognize him when he came. Even in his own land and among his own people, he was not accepted. John 1:10-11 (NLT) I heard the story of a woman who was very busy on Christmas Eve. She had her little son with her as [...]

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 [...]

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