by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. Although both Simeon and Anna (Luke 2) are often overlooked in the nativity narrative, they are both very significant. Each had an important role in...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. Although Simeon and Anna (as described in Luke 2) are often overlooked in the nativity narrative, they play significant roles in declaring and...
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If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. Many think the Nativity narrative concludes after Christmas Day, but it does not. The wise men’s arrival happened sometime after Jesus’ birth,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. Transcript Oh Come All Ye Faithful isn’t just a great Christmas Carol. It’s like a beautiful party invitation. You are invited to come and...
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If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. <<Download the Christ Bell (below) to hang on your Christmas tree or tie to a gift.>> When dark clouds creep inWhen life hits a lowRemember...
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If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. The Ten Life Lessons Find Meaning Beyond Materialism Embrace Authenticity Show Kindness to the Overlooked Persevere Through Adversity Seek Wisdom from...
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If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. The Bible features hundreds of significant men. We all know about Adam, the only man created perfect, but sadly, he also brought sin into the world. Then...
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If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. “You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich–yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might...
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If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. One of my favorite narratives of the birth of Jesus is often overlooked. We all know that angels told the shepherds of the miraculous birth of a child,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. The Season of Advent (the 4 weeks before Christmas) What is Advent?HOPE Advent Candle 1 – Prophecy Gives Hope (video)LOVE Advent Candle 2 – Promise...
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If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. On Christmas morning, we bow before the cradle. When we do so, we set our eyes on Jesus. May we always remember to look to Him for wisdom in all...
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If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. Most of us know these verses: And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. <<Video Below>> Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) is among the Great Cloud of Witnesses who have gone before us into glory (Heb 12:1)....
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If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. Click on the booklet image to download the poem in PDF format. Print it as a booklet by using 2-sided and short-edge binding settings. T’was the Night...
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If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. Many have Nativity scenes that feature a stable as Jesus’ birthplace, but was Jesus born in a stable? Or could it have been a cave? Or a house?...
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If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) is well remembered for his service to the Lord as a pastor. Known as the Prince of Preachers, his sermons have inspired...
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If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. Why do people shorten Christmas to Xmas? Since Jesus Christ is the Word, why would anyone want to leave the word Christ out of Christmas? Does using...
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If our resources have blessed you, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry work. Last year, I wrote “A Christmas Poem by Nana Shari” for my grandchildren. This year, I had it printed (on canvas) with their pictures, and I...