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The First Advent-ure: The Shepherds
Imagine you’re at work one day, minding your own business, when out of nowhere an angel appears. We’ve already seen how Zechariah, Mary, and Joseph responded when an angel visited them. I can’t imagine what I would be thinking. Probably something along the lines of, “Is God coming back to… (Keep Reading)
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The First Advent-ure: Mary and Joseph
Enter Mary and Joseph, the “stars” of Advent. Jesus’ birth wasn’t flashy by any means. I think that’s understandable when you throw a teenage girl and a low-income carpenter together with a donkey in small-town ancient Israel. So…who were Mary and Joseph? Honestly, we know very little about their origins. (Keep Reading)
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The First Advent-ure: Elizabeth and Zechariah
Before Mary and Joseph are mentioned and before Jesus’ name comes up, an angel appears to Zechariah in the temple. To kick off this four-part series on the “stars” of Advent, I want to examine the lives of John the Baptist’s parents. (Keep Reading)
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Growth Points: Let God Transform You
Back in May, when God gave me the idea for this series, I had no idea where it would take me. And here we are, at the final growth point. (Although a God-fearing Christian never stops growing.) If I could sum up what I’d like you to take away from… (Keep Reading)
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Growth Points: Pursue God’s Kingdom
A few weeks ago, I saw the northern lights. Even though I didn’t see them at their apex, they were beautiful. As I stood on a crunchy gravel road, enduring the chill as I looked at the sky, an analogy popped into my mind. I hear people use the northern… (Keep Reading)
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Growth Points: Act with Humility
This is one of my favourite Bible verses. According to Scripture, Moses was indeed a humble man. But to go so far as to record yourself saying you’re humble…doesn’t that defeat the purpose? It’s about the equivalent of me saying, “Thanks for visiting my website. It’s super awesome, but I’m… (Keep Reading)
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Growth Points: Overcome Temptation
As I sat at my desk, ready to write this post, the devil jumped in with temptation. Like, come on, I’m trying to write a post about temptation while being tempted not to write it. The snide voice whispered: You don’t need to write this post. No one is holding… (Keep Reading)
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Growth Points: Fight Against Comparison
It was early 2023. A young Samuel James was about to start designing a website, something about writing, life, and faith. He was at an age where many of his peers were getting jobs, but he wasn’t. That wasn’t where he felt God calling him at the moment. Unlike his… (Keep Reading)
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Growth Points: Acknowledge our Brokenness
It just so happens that I’m reading Hamlet at the same time as writing this post. I won’t spoil the plot here, but I will say that it’s a story of broken characters trying to make right (or erase all evidence of) their sins. And while it makes for a… (Keep Reading)
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Growth Points: Remember to Serve
After last week’s post, I knew it was time to expand on one of the points I covered. I hope you know by now that I love serving. I also hope you’ve found a way to get involved in your church or community, because it makes a giant impact. (Keep Reading)
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Growth Points: Support the Church
More than ever, as we face a world of division and independence, we need the church. Having a building or home to gather in is great, but we need the people even more. As I watch the news and the culture, I see how vital it is to be united… (Keep Reading)
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Growth Points: Practice True Worship
Last weekend I was back at camp, handling tech and photography for my church’s Women’s Retreat. Aside from being outnumbered 160-8 by the opposite gender and editing pictures until almost midnight [twice], I thought the Retreat was amazing and impactful. I came close to calling this post “Fruit at Camp… (Keep Reading)
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