If we are going to follow God, we have to learn how God guides his people. Read on to find 4 ways God guides his people, lessons we can learn from the Christmas story this year! Today, as I ponder the story of Christmas, I can't help but be struck by the ways in which God interacted with all the characters. As I look at the nativity scenes scattered around our home, I ...
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3 Things to Do When You Are Discouraged
We all get discouraged from time to time. The question is: How do we deal with discouragement? Read on to find encouragement for the days you are discouraged! I'll be honest. Sometimes, I just get down and discouraged. It might be because my kids are misbehaving more than usual or our homeschool has gotten further behind schedule. Other times, it's the ...
5 Posts to Help You Focus on Christ This Christmas
Encouraging Word Wednesday began as a commitment to blog more about Jesus this year. I've so enjoyed reading the posts that other bloggers have shared each week. It's been a true blessing to get to know some of you better this year. It's one of the things I was going to blog about during 30 Days of Thanksgiving, but if you didn't notice, I didn't make it even halfway ...
How Should Christians Respond to a Society that Wants to Silence Them?
Believe it or not, this post about how Christians respond to persecution did actually begin as part of 30 Days of Thanksgiving! The original title was "What I Am Most Thankful For" because I truly want you to know. Read on to find out what I am most thankful for and how it affects how I think Christians should respond to a society that wants to silence ...