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How “Star of Bethlehem” Leads Me to Christ

A piece of music becomes a springboard into worship in this essay that reflects on Christ’s beauty, wisdom, and gentleness.
Ishah Broad
Ishah Broad
Featured January 4, 2024 (Original Dec 2023 )
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What Did Jesus Come For?

In a provocative 1855 Christmas sermon, Rev. C.H. Spurgeon asks, “My brother, have you submitted to the sway of Jesus? Is He ruler in your heart or is He not?”
C. H. Spurgeon
C. H. Spurgeon
Featured January 4, 2024 (Original Dec 1855 )
Hand of God

Entering the Kingdom of God

Three devotions from Renovaré’s From the Inside Out Journal help us understand how to follow Jesus deeper into the kingdom of God.
Renovaré Team
Renovaré Team
Featured January 4, 2024 (Original Oct 2024 )
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The Humble and Messy Arrival of God

Did the shepherds stop to wonder why the Messiah was born in a stable attended by animals? Someday we can ask them. For now, we notice, with help from this meditation by Miriam Dixon and Margaret Campbell.
Miriam Dixon Margaret Campbell
Miriam Dixon & Margaret Campbell
Featured December 15, 2023 (Original Dec 2019 )
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Passing Through the Stage Normally Called “Death”

Dallas Willard offers an in-depth look at the biblical vision of human experience before and beyond physical death.
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
Featured December 15, 2023 (Original Jan 1998 )
Girl on a Red Carpet

Singletasking

A reminder that “few things are needed”—often far fewer than we think. Grace Pouch offers a few small steps to help us and the children in our care simplify for the sake of connection and depth.
Grace Pouch
Grace Pouch
December 8, 2023
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Mary’s Choice

From the Renovaré resource Meditations on the Birth of Jesus, Miriam Dixon and Margaret Campbell invite us to ponder Mary’s choice of how to receive God’s word to her through Gabriel.
Miriam Dixon Margaret Campbell
Miriam Dixon & Margaret Campbell
Featured December 8, 2023 (Original Dec 2019 )
Frosted Leaf

Christmas Presence

How to choose simplicity in the middle of the Christmas season whirlwind.
Richella Parham
Richella Parham
Featured December 8, 2023 (Original Dec 2016 )
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A Season of Simplicity

Simplicity is an inward reality that results in an outward lifestyle. Richard Foster explores the freedom to be found in the spiritual discipline of simplicity.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured December 8, 2023 (Original Oct 2024 )
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Praying the Hours

Explore the ancient practice of “Praying the Hours” with an overview and suggestions for getting started from Monica and Jeremy Chambers.
Jeremy and Monica Chambers
Jeremy and Monica Chambers
Featured December 1, 2023 (Original Nov 2023 )