My three-year-old son came home from church brokenhearted. “I want . . .” sob, sob, “Jesus to give me,” sob, sob, “my heart back” he wailed. …
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The Best Christmas Gift I Ever Gave
The lit tree and carols playing softly couldn’t hide the tension in our relationship. We couldn’t seem to communicate without some level of misunderstanding. …
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3 Words That Are Better Than "Merry Christmas"
This Christmas let three little, but powerful, words guide your thoughts, your words, your actions, your feelings. …
ReadTo the Valentine's Day Cynic
Does Valentine's Day bring out your inner cynic? Does your desire to be loved drive you crazy? What does God say about our desires and His love? …
ReadWhat are the Angels Doing This Christmas?
I heard familiar carols blasting overhead: “Angels we have heard on high . . .” And I wondered, What are the angels doing this Christmas? …
ReadWhat Difference Does It Make?
What difference do the Cross and empty tomb make for those who are facing pain or tears or failure? Here are some of the implications of that momentous event. …
ReadWhat Does the True Christmas Spirit Look Like?
Each year I walk past Toronto's Bay Street Christmas windows and just for fun choose which festive scene I would step into for the night if I could. …
ReadFacing Heartache at the Holidays
This Christmas, may our silent aches and longings compel us to worship the God of the universe, who wrapped Himself in flesh and blood so that we would know the hope that does not disappoint. …
ReadWhy Santa's Not a Christian
Santa just can't wrap his brain around the message of the Gospel. Can you? …
ReadWill You Pass the Insecurity, Please?
Lies about beauty and worth have wreaked havoc on my family for generations. But even with the long history of rejecting truth, I am free to stop the pattern. …
ReadA Week of Thanksgiving
An attitude of gratitude requires practice. Why not start the habit by devoting an entire week to practicing thankfulness? …
ReadHow Today's Women Differ From Our Pilgrim Foremothers
It’s more than technology and the passing of years that separates us from the hard-working and faithful Pilgrim women. …
ReadLonging for Home this Christmas?
Are you longing for home this Christmas . . . but it seems just out of reach? Be reminded that in Christ we’ve found the home we’ve always longed for. …
ReadJesus: Highest Heaven’s Greatest Joy
Imagine! God could have sent a superhero Savior, a fully grown man who would rectify social, political, and moral evils in one fell swoop. But instead He sent a newborn baby boy, His first and best. …
ReadWhy Families Fight Over the Holidays
If Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, why do families make such ugly messes when they get together? …
ReadI Need a Silent Night
Are you yearning for a silent night in the midst of another joyous, crazy, busy, noisy Christmas season? …
ReadGlorious Humility Laid in a Manger Bed
Into our glory-seeking world came a glory-forsaking God. …
ReadThree Lies, One True Love
That restless stirring in your heart is not the need for a new pair of skinny jeans or a dashing young man or a box of chocolates. It is our soul’s soft reminder that we were made for Christ. …
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Free Yourself to Focus on Christ This Christmas
Five simple ways to help you battle the pull to drown in busyness this season and to keep your focus on Christ, seeking to follow His pattern of love and humility. …
ReadThe Christmas Story’s Nameless Mention
The God of redemption is a God who delights in stepping into our messy lives and cruel disappointments, to bring about the most unexpected transformation! …
ReadMary’s Exemplary Faith in God’s Strange Timing
When God ordained the specific and unique timing of Mary’s pregnancy, He had our faith in mind. …
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A Different Approach to Valentine's Day
Turn the commercialized version of love on its head as you live out love. …
ReadA Toast to the Best Valentine's Day Yet!
I’d like to propose a toast. Grab a cup of coffee, your Nalgene bottle—any beverage nearby will do—and let’s drink to . . . the best Valentine’s Day yet! …
ReadDon't Touch the Nativity!
Every day I hear myself telling my toddlers, "Put Mary down. Put the wise man back with his friends. That sheep is not for riding. DON'T TOUCH THE NATIVITY!" …
ReadEaster Is for Grieving Moms, Too
The hope of the resurrection gives hope to grieving moms. The same power that raised Christ from the dead will one day raise our babies. …
Read5 Ways to Make the Holidays More Peaceful
Here are gospel-focused ways to help make the holiday season more peaceful. …
Read4 Reminders for Holiday Hospitality
Are there times in your life when showing hospitality feels more like a duty than a delight? Here are four reminders to cultivate joy in the hostess's heart. …
ReadHalloween: Celebrate or Avoid?
Can we participate in Halloween without getting sucked in by all the yucky stuff? …
ReadHow Are You Preparing for Easter?
Let me warn you—you might just find yourself falling freshly in love. …
ReadHow the Incarnation Humbles Me
Take a look at Mary's song and be humbled afresh by the incarnation! …
ReadHow Would Jesus Celebrate Christmas?
I've worked hard to make this a Christmas where I had time to consider the sacred. That's why I keep wondering how Jesus would celebrate His birth. …
ReadIllogical Easter
A magnificent exchange of the blood of the perfect On for all of my deep, dark, even secret ugly sins seems, well, illogical and unfair. Isn't more required? …
ReadJoy to the World!
While the progressive instrumental version of "Joy to the World" blasted overhead, I observed grumbling store clerks, worn out children, and couples arguing. …
ReadLooking to the Light When Your Holidays Feel Dark
The holidays can be a time when the pain of broken relationships, or the sorrow of loneliness is not dulled by cheerful festivities but made all the more acute. …
ReadObserving the Lenten Season
The churches I grew up in did not formally observe Lent. But recently I started setting aside these weeks to fix my eyes on Jesus in a more intentional way. …
ReadOctober 31 . . . A Matter of Prayer
As a child growing up in a Roman Catholic family during the 1960s, we celebrated Halloween. …
ReadPreparing for Easter
The six weeks leading up to Easter has begun to bloom within my soul after years of being just a bud, tightly wrapped and green. …
ReadSome Thoughts on the Guy in the Red Suit
It's not that I have something against the friendly old guy with the red suit and reindeer. Even so, my husband and I have decided to ban Santa from our house. …
ReadCelebrate Christmas Glory: An Advent Devotional
Allow this advent devotional to revive the wonder of Christmas in your heart again. …
ReadWhere to Find Comfort This Christmas
Your reality may be beyond what you can bear this December, but it’s not beyond the capable hands of our loving Father. …
Read5 Things to Pack in Your Holiday Suitcase
Traveling for the holidays? Here are five things to pack in your suitcase that will help keep you spiritually alert and shining for Christ. …
ReadThis Christmas, Empty Yourself
How would a mindset of humility, which is yours in Christ Jesus, change the way you approach Christmas this year? …
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Join the Advent Chorus!
You’re invited to rediscover the awe of Christmas this season with The First Songs of Christmas. …
ReadBelieve the Impossible
Put aside the things you already know about the story of Jesus’ birth and believe the impossible anew. …
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Get the Christmas Stamps Ready
Love is concerned about the other person first. Love focuses outward. …
ReadA Popsicle Stick Christmas
We’ve all seen Advent calendars, but have you ever seen an Advent blessing jar? …
ReadDon’t Eat Christmas Cookies Alone
Brew a pot of coffee. Whip up a batch of your favorite cookies. Because we need each other. …
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Come On In, Neighbor!
Mary had many reasons to fear, but she sang her testimony anyway. How will you sing yours? …
ReadThe Sacrifice of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving isn’t always happy. Sometimes it’s heart wrenching to give thanks for everything. …
ReadWe Change, but Truth Never Will
Dust off that planner you bought and never used and get to writing. You will find that God never changes, and neither does His Word. …
ReadNo Situation Is Too Messy
Mary’s song tells us that God Himself is the only One who has the final word, because He is sovereign. …
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Hot Chocolate Chats
When it comes to reminding others of God’s trustworthiness, I think it can be done over some hot chocolate and a Christmas treat or two. …
ReadHis Timing Is Always Perfect
Are you praying and praying, yet still waiting for Him to answer? …
ReadWorthy of All Your Trust
No one and nothing in this whole world can defeat Him—this tiny baby in the manger. …
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The True Woman Bloggers’ Christmas Reads
We here at the True Woman blog are avid bookworms, and we’d love to share our Advent and Christmas favorites with you. If you’re looking for a new read or a gift for a friend, this is the right place! …
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Instilling the Mission
Every child needs to be told that God put him or her on this earth for a reason. …
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A Bright Light Suddenly Ignited
As we look to the sky this Christmas season, may we remember that sunrise is coming again. Jesus Christ is the Light filling up the darkness. …
ReadA Few of My Favorite Things
God’s Word, sentimental scents, and a moment to pause and reflect . . . these are a few of my favorite things. …
ReadName Them One by One
What better time to thank God for sending Jesus Christ to pay the price for our sins than on the day we celebrate the Savior’s birth? …
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Christmas Changes Things
God works to keep changing us after we’ve opened all the gifts and put the decorations away. …
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Let Earth Receive Her King!
May we hold our arms and hearts open to the many gifts Christ still wants to give us. …
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Blessings Made Possible Through Pain
This gospel that we believe, as glorious as are its benefits, is no bed of roses. …
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When Christmas Joy Feels Far Away: A Lesson from George Bailey
Are you hanging out in Bedford Falls, celebrating all things merry and bright? Are you living in Pottersville, feeling hopeless, that any joy is too far out of reach? …
ReadTrue Hope Tuesday: Jesus Is Our True Hope
No matter your fears, pain, longings, or sorrows, the True Hope of Christmas is for you. …
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The Greatest Gift
Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
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The message of Christmas is God's gift to the world.
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Blessings of Thorns: Small Group Plan
Revive Our Hearts
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This creative small group plan corresponds with the "Blessings of Thorns" radio series and CD drama for a meaningful Thanksgiving together.
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Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation
— Abraham Lincoln established the official national holiday of Thanksgiving in 1863 with this plea for a national acknowledgment of God's blessings. Continue Reading
Blessings of Thorns: Family Devotional Plan
Revive Our Hearts
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This creative family devotional plan will provide your family with an unforgettable Thanksgiving holiday together.
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Resolutions for Godly Living
— Jonathan Edward understood the importance of being purposeful. Here are 70 resolutions he wrote before he was twenty years old. Continue Reading
A Week of Thanksgiving
Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
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Developing the habit of thankfulness may require some practice! Here are some suggestions for devoting one week to practicing thankfulness.
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31 Questions for the New Year
Donald Whitney
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Take the time to ponder these questions--and you'll live a much more purposeful life in the New Year.
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Christmas Giving Idea
Kim Wier
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Practical ideas you can use to share Christ during the Christmas season.
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Personal Vitality Plan
Del Fehsenfeld
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Christian growth and spirituality is about the whole person. This plan addresses the body, soul, and spirit.
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