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It Is Not About Saving Christmas
Last weekend I saw that a certain older Christmas movie was being aired on a TV channel that specializes in such programming. Since it was one we had regularly watched with our children when they were young, I decided to tune in for the sake of a little nostalgia. It is titled The Night They…
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The Perfect Christmas Story
Are you familiar with the term “mashup”? It refers to when something is created by blending elements from multiple sources. It is used in reference to songs but also in stories, TV shows, and even costumes – such as one of Yoda dressed up as Batman’s crime-fighting sidekick Robin. I did a little mashup with…
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Be Thankful for the Christmas Season
After recently reading several books that focused on deep biblical doctrine and theology, I decided that I should look for something lighter for my next read. I ended up pulling out my copies of the series of writings known as The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. It had been quite a few years since…
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Be Someone Who Builds Up Others
When some of our younger grandchildren were at our house recently, at one point they pulled out a bag of building blocks to play with. As several of them constructed towers, trains, and robots, our youngest grandchild had a different idea. As a toddler, he wasn’t very good at putting the blocks together. So his…
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Our Gratitude Should Not Be Seasonal
My yard is covered under a blanket of leaves and pine straw calling out to me to get busy with my rake and leaf blower. It isn’t my favorite job to do, but I know that it always comes around this time of year. It is one of those seasonal tasks, the downside of having…
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Tony Elder, Author/Pastor 