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How can the Magi be examples to you for how to radically pursue Jesus?
December 25 | Discovery
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Traveling by Starlight
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Ignatius wrote words about a birth on his way to his death . . .
An Unprompted Carol Sing at Disney
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That night at that Disney amphitheater, Arron Chambers recalls, “I witnessed the uncontainable joy Dad had for Jesus and all things Christmas.” (This is the first of eight Christmas reflections Christian leaders will be sharing in the days leading up to the celebration of our Lord’s birth.)
THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘The Approved Precedent of the Shepherds’ (1972)
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Certain groups in Christendom do not observe Christmas nor do they commemorate the birth of Christ under any designation. One such body maintains that no such commemoration is required by Scripture. . . .
Southeast Elder Tom Harper Releases New Book for Leaders (Plus News Briefs)
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Tom Harper, who serves as founder and publisher of BiblicalLeadership.com and as an elder at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Ky., has released his newest book, “Inner Threat: Combatting Christian Leadership’s Natural Enemy.” Also, briefs from RENEW.org, GLCC, First Christian Church (Columbus, Ind.), and more.
December 18 | Lord of Judgment
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Jesus came as a Savior the first time. When he returns, he will come as our judge. In fact, all judgment has been given to Jesus by the Father so that all will honor the Son (John 5:22-23). He is Lord of Judgment. The diamond of the gospel shines brightest on the black cloth of judgment.
December 18 | Discovery
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Matthew 25:31-46 contrasts two groups of people, depicted by Jesus as sheep and goats. . . . What contrasts do you see?
Have You Seen Me?
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On December 24, 1961, a cartoonist at the Louisville Courier-Journal, Hugh Haynie, published a cartoon that has been repeated in that newspaper on Christmas Eve ever since. . . .
The DeVoes Publish Their Memoirs as Missionaries (Plus News Briefs)
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Bob and Gretchen DeVoe—founders of Lifeline Christian Mission—have just published “Memoirs of Two Crooked Missionaries.” Also briefs from Pioneer Bible Translators, Ozark Christian College, and a retirement at Central Christian College of the Bible.