“Long ago, God gave the perfect gift wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a lowly manger. Was God watching to see how each heart would respond? Let’s explore each character in the Christmas story and discover their responses and their hearts. Maybe along the way we’ll find our own heart’s response to the greatest gift ever given.” The book Make Your Heart a Mange r describes how each person in the Christmas story responded to the birth of the Savior. ...
Posted by Karen Porter on 10/22/2024
Every year we hit December 1st with so many plans to keep Jesus as our focus til Christmas. And each year we seem to reach mid December with anxiety, guilt and frustration at our lack of focus. Gifts of the Manger is a 25-day devotional to help us get our focus on Jesus during this time of celebrating His birth and the reason for His birth. May your Christmas season will be filled with time spent focusing on Jesus! May you be blessed with these gifts we've all been given because He came as the sweetest gift; a babe in the manger. ...
Posted by Tracy Axcell on 09/23/2024
FOR THE BRAND-NEW CHRISTIAN Christmas Edition of the Grace Warrior Devotional Series. Seeing the Babe-in-a-manger piece haphazardly stuffed between the Ninja Turtle Cowabunga Christmas plaque and snow globe with Frosty in beachwear made me want to run and hide. How could anyone celebrate Christmas in the midst of the commercialized chaos? God reminded me that in the middle of the confusion are people; grieving, worried, and desperate ones seeking relief. What better time than Advent to share with them what the season represents – hope, peace, joy, and love? ...
Posted by Melissa Kirk on 08/29/2017
