Within Limits

Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will…

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What God Can Do

He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love. --Colossians 1:13 (NKJV) Our society doesn't really have answers for all the problems we are facing in our country…

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Christmas in Heaven

Merry Christmas to all of you! Christmas is a day of joy. But for me and my family, it is also tinged with sadness, because it is a day when Christopher's absence is intensely felt. I have to tell you, Topher loved…

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Hope in a Seemingly Hopeless Situation

It's Christmas time. Parents bundle up their children for another day of school before Christmas vacation starts in the small town of Newtown, Connecticut. There's shopping to do and errands to run before they pick them…

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No Room in the Inn

She brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. --Luke 2:7 (NKJV) In these days of modern technology, we never miss a…

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The Essential Message of Christmas

"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name 'Immanuel,' which is translated, 'God with us.' " --Matthew 1:23 (NKJV) At this time of the year, we say, "Merry Christmas." I prefer…

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God Is with Us

"Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people." --Luke 1:68 (NKJV) Immanuel: God is with us--God came to us. What a staggering thought. It is really the essence of the Christian faith…

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Are You Prepared?

And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. --1 John 2:28 (NKJV) When the first Christmas came, when Jesus was born, most people…

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God's Christmas Gift

Over the years, the legendary Neiman Marcus Christmas catalog has featured some pretty extravagant gifts. The 1963 catalog offered his-and-her submarines for $18,000. In the 1964 catalog, you could buy a hot air balloon…

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Not Simply a Destination

"Don't let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father's home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? When…

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