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God Doesn’t Look For This – An Advent Meditation
Back in my teen years, I wanted to be a captain. Not the captain of a ship. Nor of a football team. But the captain of a house. Let me explain.
At my high school, the entire student body was divvied into four teams that we called “houses.” Each house had a captain and vice-captain. These ...
A is for Apple…and Advent
“I don’t have a snack today because my mom didn’t have money to buy me anything,” she says with a brave smile. She tries her best to sound nonchalant about the fact that while the other kids eat their cookies and fruit, she won’t have anything to munch on.
I think about my overstuffed shelves jammed ...
A Christmas Prayer For You
As we gather with friends and family for Christmas, I want to take a moment to say thank you. Thank you for reading the words God lays on my heart and for blessing me with your words of encouragement and prayers for my family.
Christmas this year is going to be especially hard for us as ...
Saying “Yes” so You can Say Your Best “No”
“I don’t know — ask Dad.”
That was my standard response when my husband, Ranjit, and I found ourselves in a quandary.
If I didn’t have a solid answer to Ranjit’s question or found myself confused by what to do in a particular situation, my fall-back response was to turn to his dad for counsel.
In early November, ...
When the Holidays are Hard
Did you ever make a wish list for Santa when you were little?
Growing up in south India in the eighties and early nineties meant I most definitely didn’t mail any letters to the North Pole.
In fact, gifts weren’t really a big feature of our Christmas celebration.
And, no, that wasn’t because I was some saintly kid ...
Making Space – An Advent Devotional
Lists. That's how I usually begin my holiday prep.
Guest lists. Recipe lists. Gift lists. Shopping lists that include embarrassing amounts of butter and sugar for the baking that will soon commence.
But sometimes those lists and all the frenzy and activity can crowd out Christ. A few years ago, God impressed on my heart that while ...
“Who’s At The Door?” – The Innkeeper’s Perspective
The following is a completely fictional narrative of the Christmas story based on completely true events that unfolded in history.
As you walk in the innkeeper’s worn-out sandals for a few minutes, I invite you to look at the familiar story of the Nativity through different eyes. Here’s a guy who is somewhat jaded, cynical, and ...
When Disappointment Is All You Can Unwrap This Christmas
I wrote this post last Christmas, but I sense it might be more relevant this year as we've navigated 2020. I've made some edits to the piece - but there's something that I can't alter: the unchanging hope that Christmas brings. May His hope be our anchor this season and always.
Maybe you’re done being merry. ...
When Disappointment Is All You Can Unwrap at Christmas
Maybe this Christmas you’re not feeling it.
You’re done being merry. You’re tired of faking holly and jolly. You couldn’t care less about goodwill to man.
Things have not panned out for you the way you’d hoped when January 2019 dawned. Situations that looked promising have now been dampened by the reality of the last almost 12 ...
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