Tag: Jesus
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The Christmas Bird (#jammed daily devo, day 358)
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 358: Keepsakes. “We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.” Matthew 2:2 There is a little statue that sits on my desk. It’s a blue bird with a Christmas hat. I think it was stuck in a Christmas planter sent to my Grandma one year,…
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The Presents (#jammed daily devo, day 355)
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 355: Christmas presents …and limits. “Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.” Matthew 2:11b “He came! HE CAME!!!” The piles of presents under the tree and the magical looks on my kids’ faces as they ran down the stairs will be etched into my…
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Lost Your Christmas Spirit? 10 Easy Ways to Get it Back
It’s not hard to lose our zeal for Christ and Christmas alongside the commercialism that capitalizes off the holiday season. In the busyness of the season, it’s possible for the Creator of Time to stretch our minutes to spend a moment with Him. Often, we run through life, especially around the holidays, convinced we don’t…
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The Fringe (#jammed daily devo, day 341)
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 341: Knowing Grace. “These are just the beginning of all that he does, merely a whisper of his power.” Job 26:14a “Mom,” my younger daughter asked, “can you read these directions to me?” No, don’t think it’s cute. Kid can read. It’s not cute anymore …now, it’s laziness. “You know how to…
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The Hair Bows (#jammed daily devo, day 340)
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 340: Wrapped up. “God is with us.” Matthew 1:23 Perhaps in an attempt to prove to the world that my house is not a total catastrophe in the morning, on occasion I neatly pull my girls’ hair back and slap a big bow on their heads. Looks like we’re all put together,…
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