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| Church's Christmas Offering Builds Clinic in Africa |  Printer view
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| Topics: | Advent, Benevolence, Children, Christ, Christ, birth of, Christ, death of, Christ, humanity of, Christ, incarnation of, Christ, Messiah, Christmas, Church, Cross, Culture, Empathy, Experiencing, Finances, Focus, Generosity, Giving, Incarnation, Influence, Joy, Materialism, Money, Offerings, Pain, Peace, Perspective, Possessions, Prosperity, Responsibility, Riches, Sacrifice, Self-denial, Self-sacrifice, Stewardship, Stinginess, Suffering, Suffering Servant, Sympathy, Tragedy, Wealth, World, Worship |
| Filters: | Editor's Choice , Everyday Disciples, International, Stories |
| References: | Deuteronomy 15:7 , Proverbs 19:17, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:1-7, Malachi 3:6-12, Matthew 2, Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 19:21, Luke 2, John 1:1-14, John 3:16, Acts 5:1-11, Romans 8:3, 2 Corinthians 8, 2 Corinthians 9, Philippians 2:5-11, 1 Timothy 6:6-19, Hebrews 13:5 |
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| A Reconciling Christmas in the Middle East | Printer view
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| Topics: | Advent, Brotherly love, Children, Christ, birth of, Christmas, Community, Cross, Culture, Focus, Giving, Incarnation, Missions, Pain, Peace, Perspective, Reconciliation, Sacrifice, Selflessness, Social conditions, Suffering, Violence, World |
| Filters: | Christian Culture, Everyday Disciples, International, Stories, Youth & Children |
| References: | Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:1-7, Matthew 2, Luke 2, John 1:1-14, John 3:16, Romans 8:3, Philippians 2:5-11, Revelation 12 |
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Eight years ago, Lebanon-born Ali Elhajj came to faith in Christ while living in America. As he encountered evangelical culture, he became troubled by how deeply American Christians misunderstood Islam as well as Christianity in the Middle East.
"It really came to a head in 2006, when the Hezbollah-Israeli war happened, and there was a lot being talked about in the media and churches," Elhajj told ... Jonathan Miles, "Reconciling Christmas," Christianity Today magazine (December 2008), pp. 30-31 |
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| The Humbling Life of Christ, from Birth to Death | Printer view
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| Topics: | Advent, Christ, birth of, Christ, death of, Christ, humanity of, Christ, incarnation of, Christ, Messiah, Christmas, Cross, Culture, Focus, Humility, Incarnation, Pain, Peace, Perspective, Suffering, World, Worship |
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| References: | Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:1-7, Isaiah 53, Matthew 2, Luke 2, John 1:1-14, John 3:16, Romans 8:3, Philippians 2:5-11 |
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| A Christmas Memory from Author Walter Wangerin Jr. | Printer view
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| Topics: | Advent, Children, Christ, birth of, Christmas, Desire, Disappointment, Experiencing God, Fatherhood, Fatherhood of God, Fathers, Father's Day, Fear, Gifts, Giving, God, Fatherhood of, Grace, Hope, Human worth, Incarnation, Joy, Longing, Love, Nativity, Parenting, Parents, Peace, Perspective, Worship, Youth |
| Filters: | Editor's Choice, Everyday Disciples, Stories, Youth & Children |
| References: | Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:1-7, Matthew 2, Luke 2, John 1:1-14, John 3:16, Romans 8:3, 2 Corinthians 9:15, Philippians 2:5-11 |
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| A History of Advent and Christmas Traditions | Printer view
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| Topics: | Advent, Christ, birth of, Christ, death of, Christ, humanity of, Christ, incarnation of, Christ, Messiah, Christmas, Cross, Culture, Distractions, Focus, Incarnation, Pain, Peace, Perspective, Suffering, Waiting, World, Worldliness, Worship |
| Filters: | Christian Culture, Church History, History, International |
| References: | Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:1-7, Isaiah 53, Matthew 2, Luke 2, John 1:1-14, John 3:16, Romans 8:3, Philippians 2:5-11 |
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| The Robynson Family's Christmas Tradition | Printer view
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| Topics: | Advent, Benevolence, Christ, birth of, Christ, incarnation of, Christmas, Dying to self, Faithfulness, Finances, Generosity, Giving, Grace of God, Help from God, Incarnation, Materialism, Money, Offerings, Possessions, Prosperity, Responsibility, Riches, Sacrifice, Self-denial, Selfishness, Self-sacrifice, Social conditions, Stewardship, Stinginess, Wealth |
| Filters: | Everyday Disciples, Stories, Youth & Children |
| References: | Deuteronomy 15:7, Proverbs 19:17, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:1-7, Malachi 3:6-12, Matthew 2, Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 19:21, Mark 12:38-44, Luke 2, Luke 20:45-47, Luke 21:1-4, John 1:1-14, John 3:16, Acts 5:1-11, Romans 8:3, 2 Corinthians 8, 2 Corinthians 9, Philippians 2:5-11, 1 Timothy 6:6-19, Hebrews 13:5, Revelation 12 |
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| The Prince Who Looks Like a Pauper | Printer view
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| Topics: | Advent, Christ, birth of, Christ, death of, Christ, humanity of, Christ, incarnation of, Christ, Messiah, Christmas, Cross, Culture, Focus, Incarnation, Pain, Peace, Perspective, Suffering, World, Worship |
| Filters: | Literature, Stories |
| References: | Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:1-7, Isaiah 53, Matthew 2, Luke 2, John 1:1-14, John 3:16, Romans 8:3, Philippians 2:5-11 |
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| Advent: A Season That Says Something Great Is on the Horizon | Printer view
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| Topics: | Advent, Christ, birth of, Christ, death of, Christ, humanity of, Christ, incarnation of, Christ, Messiah, Christmas, Cross, Culture, Focus, Incarnation, Pain, Peace, Perspective, Suffering, World, Worship |
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| References: | Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:1-7, Matthew 2, Luke 2, John 1:1-14, John 3:16, Romans 8:3, Philippians 2:5-11 |
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| Theologian Stanley Grenz on Bypassing Advent | Printer view
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| Topics: | Advent, Christ, birth of, Christ, death of, Christ, humanity of, Christ, incarnation of, Christ, Messiah, Christmas, Cross, Culture, Distractions, Focus, Incarnation, Pain, Peace, Perspective, Suffering, Waiting, World, Worldliness, Worship |
| Filters: | Christian Culture, Editor's Choice, Pop Culture |
| References: | Exodus 20:9-11, Psalm 46, Psalm 85, Psalm 131:2, Proverbs 3:1-6, Proverbs 19:21, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:1-7, Isaiah 53, Jeremiah 29:13, Matthew 2, Luke 2, John 1:1-14, John 3:16, Romans 8:3, Galatians 4:4, Philippians 2:5-11 |
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| J. I. Packer on the Hope of Christmas | Printer view
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| Topics: | Advent, Christ, birth of, Christ, death of, Christ, humanity of, Christ, incarnation of, Christ, Messiah, Christmas, Cross, Culture, Focus, Incarnation, Pain, Peace, Perspective, Suffering, World, Worship |
| Filters: | Free, Quotes |
| References: | Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:1-7, Matthew 2, Luke 2, John 1:1-14, John 3:16, Romans 8:3, Philippians 2:5-11 |
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The Christmas message is that there is hope for a ruined humanity—hope of pardon, hope of peace with God, hope of glory—because at the Father's will Jesus Christ became poor and was born in a stable so that thirty years later he might hang on a cross. J. I. Packer, Knowing God (InterVarsity Press, 1993), p. 63 |
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