Sermon Illustrations about Advent
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A Hiker near Death in a Snowstorm Saved by a Stranger
Nancy Abell tried to get Katharina Groene to turn back. But with 150 miles to go on her solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail, Groene wanted to see ...
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Grad Student Saved by Lyrics from Handel’s Messiah
In the 1960s Mary Ellen Rothrock was a grad student in English literature at the University of Wisconsin. In 1998 she wrote in Christian Reader magazine: ...
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The King Who Became a Commoner for Love
There was no question he loved her. He was absolutely bedazzled by her. Surprising, really, because she was plain, maybe even… well, (to someone ...
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'Bus Driver from Heaven' Rescued Children from California Wildfire
Kevin McKay drove the school bus along gridlocked, dark roads as pockets of fire burned all around. Nearly two dozen elementary school children were on ...
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The Problem with Holly Jolly Christmas Songs
Christian leader and writer Russell Moore recently overheard a young man complaining how much he disliked Christmas. But his anti-Christmas mood wasn’t ...
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Study Links Happiness to Early Holiday Decorating
They may go overboard with their tidings of comfort and joy, but as it turns out, the early Christmas decorators among us may actually be doing themselves—and ...
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'Hallelujah' Chorus Flash Mob Brings Joy to Shoppers
In October of 2012, the Opera Company of Philadelphia brought together over 650 choristers to perform a Random Act of Culture in the heart of a busy Macy’s ...
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Comedian Steve Martin: ‘Atheists Don’t Have No Songs’
Christians have joyful, stirring songs that celebrate the wonder of our relation with God. This is especially true during the Christmas season with songs ...
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Is Christmas a Religious Holiday? A Growing Number of Americans Say No
A long-simmering debate continues over how American society should commemorate the Christmas holiday. A Pew Research Center survey finds that most U.S. ...
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Trapped in a Cave and Rescued from Above
Laura Demarest recalls what it was like for a group to be trapped deep underground in a dark, flooded cave in Indiana and the relief they felt when rescued: ...
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