Christmas
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One of the things we tend to take for granted in our super-modern society is the light bulb. Think about it. With the power of the light bulb we get up in the mornings, staring at our lit alarm clocks until we decide to arise and turn on our bedroom or bathroom lights. We read…
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I’m convinced that there are two things that every person has to come to reckon with in their lives: Who God is and who they are. The answer to one question will always influence the other. Who is God? Is He real? Is He an old man with a white beard sitting on a throne…
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Light shining in the darkness makes a statement that darkness will not prevail in our world. When we display anything from a garage security light to a tree accent lamp, we are proclaiming that we have the power to conquer the dark. For Christians, that power is more than a light bulb. It is a…
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In the Old Testament, there always seems to be a period of darkness before there comes a light. According to the Hebrew calendar, a day starts at sunset and not at midnight or sunrise. So even the Hebrew day begins with night. Interesting, eh? In Isaiah 9:2 it says that those living in darkness will…
J.C. Newton 