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Category Archives: Christmas stories
4 Minute Daily Devotions: Christmas Singalong – Hosea 6 v 3
Hosea 6:3 “Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Advent devotions, Christian devotions, Christmas devotions, daily devotions, encouraging devotions, opening devotions, parousia, Second Coming, short devotions
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Compassion for a Killer
Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. There’s been a lot of outrage expressed on both sides of the Atlantic about the Scottish Secretary of Justice’s decision to … Continue reading →
Posted in America, Bible, Bible promises, Bible study, breaking news, Christ, Christ's Kingdom, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas stories, Church conflict, current events, daily devotions, daily news, daily prayers, defending the faith, devotions, evil, faith, faith in the Church, free Bible studies, free daily devotions, free devotions, free small group devotions, free small group studies, free will, God, Gospel, Gospel message, Gospel values, grief, healing, History, Holy Spirit, in the news, injustice, international politics, intolerance, Islam, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, pain, PC(USA), political issues, political news, politicians, politics, prayers, Presbyterian, Presbyterian beliefs, Presbyterian devotions, Religion, religious beliefs, religious issues, Remembrance, Scotland, Scottish History, teacher devotions, the problem of evil, the problem of pain, Theology, Verse of the Day
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Tagged 4 minute devotions, Christian compassion, compassion, daily devotions, devotions on evil, injustice, Libyan bomber, Lockerbie bombing, Lord McCluskey, Pan Am 103, peacemaking devotions
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4 Minute Devotions: Simply Serving
Why do we, as Western Christians, feel entitled to God’s blessings? Are we meant to serve or be served by God? Luke 2:39 When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they … Continue reading →
Posted in America, Bible, Bible messages, Bible promises, Bible readings, Bible verses, Christ, Christ's Kingdom, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas stories, Church conflict, daily devotions, daily prayers, defending the faith, devotions, encouragement, faith, faith in the Church, free devotions, free will, God, Gospel, Gospel message, Gospel values, heresy, heresy in the Church, History, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, mini sermon, missions, PC(USA), persecution, prayers, predestination, Presbyterian, Presbyterian beliefs, Presbyterian devotions, Religion, religious beliefs, religious issues, sacrifice, spirituality, spreading the Gospel, Theology, Verse of the Day
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Tagged 2009 devotions, Christians, Christmas devotions, daily reflections, free devotions, Mary and Joseph, money devotions, New year devotions, Presbyterian devotions, prosperity Gospel, short devotions
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Christmas Eve Homily
I can remember it as if it were yesterday. It was Christmas Eve, 1968 and I was an eleven year old boy – yes, I am 51 – and I was captivated by the Apollo 8 team, whose dangerous and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Apollo 8, Apollo 8 reflections, Apollo devotions, Apollo missions, Christmas, Christmas Eev sermons, Christmas Eve, Xmas, Xmas Eve, Xmas Eve sermons
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Christmas Devotions: Beast of a Feast
Hebrews 7:25 Therefore He is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, because He always lives to intercede for them. Sometimes, in the midst of all the pressure that we put ourselves under, we set … Continue reading →
Posted in apologetics, Bible, Bible messages, Bible promises, Bible readings, Bible verses, Christ, Christ's Kingdom, Christian apologetics, Christian blogs, Christian devotions, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas stories, daily devotions, daily prayers, defending the faith, devotions, economy, encouragement, faith, faith in the Church, free devotions, God, Gospel, Gospel message, History, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, mini sermon, PC(USA), prayers, Presbyterian, Presbyterian beliefs, Presbyterian devotions, Religion, religious art, religious beliefs, spirituality, spreading the Gospel, Theology, Verse of the Day
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Tagged Advent devotions, Christmas art, Christmas cards, Christmas devotions, Christmas messages, Christmas stress, Christmas thoughts, Presbyterian devotions, Star Child, Yuletide devotions
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Christmas Poem: Christmas King
I saw You today Resting peacefully In a ceramic cradle. Your mother’s porcelain eyes Tearfully gazed Towards Your own. She was surrounded By doting shepherds And kneeling kings. Your human father, With a clay crook in his hand … Continue reading →
Posted in America, Christ, Christ's Kingdom, Christian apologetics, Christian blogs, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas stories, faith, free will, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Religion, religious beliefs, spirituality
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Tagged Christian poetry, Christian poets, Christmas, Christmas poems, Christmas poetry, Christmas reflections, nativity, nativity poems, nativity scenes, nativity sets, poems, poetry
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4 Minute Devotions: Salvationists
The season of Advent is a special time for salvation… Luke 3:6 And all mankind will see God’s salvation. Podcast version here When I was a teenager in Scotland, I worshipped with the Salvation Army. My best … Continue reading →
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Tagged Christmas devotions, daily devotions, devotions, devotions on salvation, faith, God, Jesus saves, nativity, nativity devotions, Presbyterian devotions, Salvation Army, Salvation army devotions, true Christians
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4 Minute Devotions: Sovereign Lord
What does it mean for God to be our Sovereign Lord? Ezekiel 17:22 “‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will take a shoot from the very top of a cedar and plant it; I will break … Continue reading →
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Tagged advent devotion, Bible messages, British monarchy, Buckingham Palace, Christmas devotions, devotions, England, faith, God, Queen Elizabeth, Religion, Royal family, sovereignty of God, World War 2
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4 Minute Devotions: Songs of Joy
Why are atheists so afraid of Christmas and nativity scenes in public places? Psalm 65:8 Those living far away fear your wonders; where morning dawns and evening fades you call forth songs of joy. Watching the news … Continue reading →
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Tagged Advent, Advent devotions, atheism, atheists, Christmas, Christmas carols, Christmas devotions, Christmas traditions, nativity, nativity devotions, nativity scenes
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