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Valuing Our Greatest Christmas Gift

For to us a child is born,to us a son is given;and the government shall be upon his shoulder,and his name shall be calledWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isa. 9:6 ESV) My worst Christmas was the year we almost had a white Christmas. Snow is a rare event in southern Louisiana. And snow on the ground for Christmas—well, that only […]

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Who Holds You Up When Your World Flies Apart?

When Your World Flies Apart, Jesus is the…  U – Upholder of All Things  “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him […]

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When We’re Feeling Lost, Our Good Shepherd Leads Us

“The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.”  Psalm 23:1 Troubled. Lost. Unsure of what to do next. In the darkness, I fumbled for my phone. The numbers read 3:00. A few seconds later, the cuckoo clock in the den chimed three times, a confirmation that my eyes had not deceived me. I squirmed […]

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Quieter of our Souls

When you feel troubled, God is…the Quieter of our Souls The Lord your God is in your midst,    a mighty one who will save;he will rejoice over you with gladness;    he will quiet you by his love;he will exult over you with loud singing. Zephaniah 3:17 (ESV) When I was the mother of a newborn, I was always on […]

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Finding Peace Amid Conflict

In a world full of conflict, Jesus is the Prince of Peace. (I’ve been studying the attributes of God—one for each letter of the alphabet—and discovering how knowing God’s character makes a difference in my life. This week I’m on P.) For to us a child is born,    to us a son is given;and the government shall […]