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| A Reconciling Christmas in the Middle East | Printer view
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| Topics: | Advent, Brotherly love, Children, Christ, birth of, Christmas, Community, Cross, Culture, Focus, Giving, Incarnation, Missions, Pain, Peace, Perspective, Reconciliation, Sacrifice, Selflessness, Social conditions, Suffering, Violence, World |
| Filters: | Christian Culture, Everyday Disciples, International, Stories, Youth & Children |
| References: | Isaiah 7:14 , Isaiah 9:1-7 , Matthew 2 , Luke 2 , John 1:1-14 , John 3:16 , Romans 8:3 , Philippians 2:5-11 , Revelation 12 |
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Eight years ago, Lebanon-born Ali Elhajj came to faith in Christ while living in America. As he encountered evangelical culture, he became troubled by how deeply American Christians misunderstood Islam as well as Christianity in the Middle East.
"It really came to a head in 2006, when the Hezbollah-Israeli war happened, and there was a lot being talked about in the media and churches," Elhajj told ... Jonathan Miles, "Reconciling Christmas," Christianity Today magazine (December 2008), pp. 30-31 |
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| The Robynson Family's Christmas Tradition | Printer view
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| Topics: | Advent, Benevolence, Christ, birth of, Christ, incarnation of, Christmas, Dying to self, Faithfulness, Finances, Generosity, Giving, Grace of God, Help from God, Incarnation, Materialism, Money, Offerings, Possessions, Prosperity, Responsibility, Riches, Sacrifice, Self-denial, Selfishness, Self-sacrifice, Social conditions, Stewardship, Stinginess, Wealth |
| Filters: | Everyday Disciples, Stories, Youth & Children |
| References: | Deuteronomy 15:7 , Proverbs 19:17 , Isaiah 7:14 , Isaiah 9:1-7 , Malachi 3:6-12 , Matthew 2 , Matthew 6:1-4 , Matthew 19:21 , Mark 12:38-44 , Luke 2 , Luke 20:45-47 , Luke 21:1-4 , John 1:1-14 , John 3:16 , Acts 5:1-11 , Romans 8:3 , 2 Corinthians 8 , 2 Corinthians 9 , Philippians 2:5-11 , 1 Timothy 6:6-19 , Hebrews 13:5 , Revelation 12 |
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| Experiencing the Beauty of Peace in Bethlehem | Printer view
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| Topics: | Advent, Christ, birth of, Christ, death of, Christ, humanity of, Christ, incarnation of, Christ, Messiah, Christmas, Cross, Culture, Focus, Incarnation, Pain, Peace, Perspective, Suffering, Violence, World |
| Filters: | Christian Culture, International, Stories |
| References: | Isaiah 7:14 , Isaiah 9:1-7 , Matthew 2 , Luke 2 , John 1:1-14 , John 3:16 , Romans 8:3 , Philippians 2:5-11 , Revelation 12 |
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| Philip Yancey on Observing a Mellow, Domesticated Christmas | Printer view
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| Topics: | Advent, Calvary, Christ, birth of, Christ, death of, Christ, humanity of, Christ, incarnation of, Christ, Messiah, Christmas, Cross, Culture, Focus, Incarnation, Pain, Perspective, Suffering |
| Filters: | Christian Culture, Free |
| References: | Isaiah 7:14 , Isaiah 9:1-7 , Matthew 2 , Luke 2 , John 1:1-14 , John 3:16 , Romans 8:3 , Philippians 2:5-11 , Revelation 12 |
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When the Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci went to China in the sixteenth century, he brought along samples of religious art to illustrate the Christian story for people who had never heard it. The Chinese readily adopted portraits of the Virgin Mary holding her child, but when he produced paintings of the crucifixion and tried to explain that the God-child had grown up only to be executed, the audience ... Philip Yancey, The Jesus I Never Knew (Zondervan, 2002), p. 25 |
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| Giving Extravagantly in Light of God's Extravagant Gift | Printer view
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| Topics: | Advent, Benevolence, Christ, birth of, Christ, incarnation of, Christmas, Dying to self, Faithfulness, Finances, Generosity, Giving, Grace of God, Help from God, Incarnation, Materialism, Money, Offerings, Possessions, Prosperity, Responsibility, Riches, Sacrifice, Self-denial, Selfishness, Self-sacrifice, Social conditions, Stewardship, Stinginess, Wealth |
| Filters: | Everyday Disciples, Money, Stories |
| References: | Deuteronomy 15:7 , Proverbs 19:17 , Isaiah 7:14 , Isaiah 9:1-7 , Malachi 3:6-12 , Matthew 2 , Matthew 6:1-4 , Matthew 19:21 , Mark 12:38-44 , Luke 2 , Luke 20:45-47 , Luke 21:1-4 , John 1:1-14 , John 3:16 , Acts 5:1-11 , Romans 8:3 , 2 Corinthians 8 , 2 Corinthians 9 , Philippians 2:5-11 , 1 Timothy 6:6-19 , Hebrews 13:5 , Revelation 12 |
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| The Cock Crows the Whole Night Through on Christmas | Printer view
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| Topics: | Advent, Authority, Christ, birth of, Christ, humanity of, Christ, incarnation of, Christmas, Devil, Evil, Grace, Grace of God, Help from God, Holiness, Hope, Incarnation, Peace, Power, Satan |
| Filters: | Editor's Choice , Literature, Stories |
| References: | Isaiah 7:14 , Isaiah 9:1-7 , Matthew 2 , Luke 2 , John 1:1-14 , John 3:16 , Romans 8:3 , Philippians 2:5-11 , Revelation 12 |
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| Pluto Loses Its Status as a Planet | Printer view
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| Topics: | Authority, Change, Defeat, Ego, Failure, Fall of Humanity, Human worth, Humility, Identity, Importance, Mediocrity, Names, Nature, Power, Power, human, Powerlessness, Pride, Reality, Respect, Science, Self-image, Small things, Truth, Vanity |
| Filters: | Science and Nature, Stories |
| References: | Job 1:13-22 , 2 Corinthians 13:5 , Galatians 6:3 , Philippians 2:3 , Philippians 2:5-11 , Revelation 12:9 |
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| "Hamlet" Production Resembles Prophetic Events | Printer view
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| Topics: | End of the world, End times, Eschatology, God, covenants of, Last Days, Last things, Prophecy, Redemption, Revelation, Revelation, book of |
| Filters: | Stories |
| References: | Ezekiel 24:14 , 2 Peter 3:9-10 , Revelation 11:18 , Revelation 12:10-12 , Revelation 15:1 |
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| Al-Sahhaf, Former Iraqi Spin Doctor | Printer view
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| Topics: | Devil, Lies, Lying, Satan, Spiritual warfare, Warfare, spiritual |
| Filters: | Famous People, International, Stories |
| References: | John 8:44 , Romans 8:33-34 , 1 Corinthians 15:57 , 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 , 1 John 5:4-5 , Revelation 12:10 |
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As Operation Iraqi Freedom raged, Mohammed al-Sahhaf, Iraq's Minister of Information, daily refuted clear evidence that Iraq was losing the war. On April 6, after coalition forces seized Baghdad's Saddam Airport, renamed it Baghdad International Airport, started flying planes in, and ventured into Baghdad itself, the Miami Herald quoted al-Sahhaf saying, "We butchered the force present at the airport." ... Hugh Poland, Kingwood, Texas |
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| "Gladiator": Power of Jesus' Name | Printer view
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| Topics: | Authority, Christ, authority of, Christ, lordship of, Christ, Names of, God, names of, Identity in Christ, Kingdom of God, Kings, Lordship, Name, reputation, Names of Christ, Names of God, Power, Resurrection, Vengeance, Divine |
| Filters: | Movies & TV, Pop Culture, Stories |
| References: | Luke 10:17-19 , John 18:3-6 , Acts 2:31-36 , Ephesians 1:19-22 , Philippians 2:8-11 , Colossians 2:9-15 , Revelation 5 , Revelation 6:17 , Revelation 12:10 , Revelation 19:11-18 |
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