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LETTERS

I just wanted to say thank you to Jacob, age 14, for his incredibly thoughtful and helpful poem, "God, my hero," in the October 18 issue ["Success, not failure"].
From the Editors

LIGHT YOUR CANDLE

What better way to think of Christmas than "blest"?
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ITEMS OF INTEREST

ONE THING SEMINARY did not prepare me for was the challenge of choosing hymns for worship every week.
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HOWEVER LIMITED MATERIAL RESOURCES APPEARED TO BE, JESUS ACKNOWLEDGED GOD'S ABILITY TO MEET THE NEED, AND INSTEAD OF COMING UP WITH A SHORTFALL, HE CAME UP WITH A SURPLUS.

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LET'S WAKE UP TO THE HEALING SUNLIGHT OF CHRIST AND SEE GOD'S GREAT GLORY.

Christmas is more than a festive time of year—it's a spiritual event signifying God's grace and His love for us.
Find out how this writer was able to host friends when money was tight.

A perfect present

A fresh look at gift-giving ends rushing around during the holiday season.
Prayer and generosity bring a new perspective on the season.

My prayer this Christmas

How can we see, hear, and feel more of God's presence during the Christmas season?
There's nothing like a glimpse of how completely and absolutely God is devoted to us.

My first real Christmas tree

Christmas inspiration brings a healing of longstanding allergies.

Christmas Morn

Blest Christmas morn, though murky cloudsPursue thy way,Thy light was born where storm enshroudsNor dawn nor day!

HELPING HANDS

Selflessness, giving, remembering what really counts—that's what the holidays are all about.

REMEMBERING NANI

My nani was, and forever will be, an example of the spirit of Christmas.
Share the spirit of Christmas through giving and healing.
Two weeks before Christmas, on a Sunday, there was a garage sale in our neighborhood.

CHILDREN OF LIGHT

I was exhausted.

Advent

Welcome, blessed Christmas light,pure God-light of understandingshining in the heart of thought,bringing new messages of hope,renewing trust, awakening love,redeeming friendship's sweetness.
Several years ago, a financial challenge facing our family became increasingly overwhelming for me.

FREED FROM KNEE PAIN

This past summer I was spending some time with my family in Colorado.

STROKE SYMPTOMS HEALED

I noticed one night at dinner that I couldn't taste anything.
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From the Editors

To cherish healing makes us all a little bit like those characters in The Christmas Story.