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The Latest & Greatest for the New Year
"See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?" Isaiah 43:19 We all love new things, don't we? New cars, new clothes, new electronic toys ~ the latest and greatest ~ that's what we all seem to be after. And today, those who hope to sell us...
Reflections for a New Year
As we grow older in life, years somehow seem to shorten and New Year's Day approaches with an ever increasing tempo. The more mature we get, the more we realize that time is only relative; how we live means more than how long we live. Haply also we do not live by...
Who Stole Christmas?
Can you believe it was 1957, over 30 years ago, when Dr. Seuss first told children and parents around the world that the Grinch tried to steal our precious holiday celebration? In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Dr. Seuss says, And the Grinch with his Grinch feet ice...
Mary Did You Know?
by Mark Lowry, 1984 Mary, did you know that your baby boy would one day walk on water? Mary, did you know that your baby boy would save our sons and daughters? Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new? This child that you've delivered will soon deliver...