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Thank you for joining me on this journey to Christmas. Hopefully you found the Advent challenge inspiring, informative or both. If you...
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julia marshall
Dec 23, 20151 min read
Come to Christ Day 25: Preparing for a Holy Night
Sometimes we need a reminder that a holy night and a silent night are not exactly the same thing. For while it is true that silence is...
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julia marshall
Dec 22, 20152 min read
Come to Christ Day 24: A Prophet’s Limitations
You can imagine I’m sure the burden a prophet must carry. Seeing what others can’t see, and having the obligation to speak the unpopular...
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julia marshall
Dec 19, 20151 min read
Come to Christ Day 21: An Immaculate Conception
The teaching of the immaculate conception has more to do with Christmas than most people suppose, and for very different reasons than is...
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julia marshall
Dec 18, 20152 min read
Come to Christ Day 20: And War Broke Out in Heaven…A Christmas Tale
When it comes to the Christmas story many of us would be at a loss to describe it in any way that does not involve shepherds, a manger…...
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julia marshall
Dec 17, 20151 min read
Come to Christ Day 19: I’m on Holy Days
For most of our contemporaries the idea of entering into holy days has all but been removed from their psyches, …and the reason for this...
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julia marshall
Dec 16, 20151 min read
Come to Christ Day 18: Jesus Has a List Too
I can only imagine the consternation it would have caused to our most ancient brothers and sisters in the Faith… …to hear that many of us...
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julia marshall
Dec 15, 20151 min read
Come to Christ Day 17: Let There Be Light
It is difficult sometimes to believe that in our present darkness, …whether that is one’s personal experience with the world, or...
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julia marshall
Dec 13, 20151 min read
Wake Up Joseph
In the Gospel of Matthew there is a scene that brings much hope to the situation we all find ourselves in. Joseph has, in light of the...
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julia marshall
Dec 12, 20151 min read
Christmas Without Angels?
Nothing is more drab than trying to interpret away the great angelic scenes from our holy Scriptures. Especially here in the beginning of...
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julia marshall
Dec 8, 20151 min read
Come to Christ Day 10: Why a Manger?
My two year old daughter Sophia was placing her little baby doll in her crib. It was her nap time you see. And of course it all had to be...
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julia marshall
Dec 7, 20151 min read
Come to Christ Day 9: An Announcement
Could you imagine the thoughts of the young Mary, as the angel Gabriel let her know God’s plan to become incarnate in her? Could you...
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julia marshall
Dec 5, 20151 min read
Come to Christ Day 7: A Terrible Tale
How difficult it is to remind the world of the dark side of Christmas, the backdrop of death and violence, that set the stage for the...
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julia marshall
Dec 4, 20151 min read
Come to Christ Day 6: Surround Yourself with Family
We have always known instinctively that there is safety in numbers, but when a family gathers around Christmas it is for much more than...
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julia marshall
Dec 3, 20152 min read
Come to Christ Day 5: That Drummer Boy
If you have never heard the endearing story of the drummer boy, then I daresay you are missing out. In short… …it is the story of a boy...
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julia marshall
Dec 2, 20152 min read
Come to Christ Day 4: Hanging on a Tree
Around this time there always seems to be an upward surge of effort and energy around the globe to find the historical roots of some of...
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julia marshall
Dec 1, 20151 min read
Come to Christ Day 3: A Virgin Shall Conceive
I think one of the most disheartening truths about the Christians of our time, is that we have… …(by and large)… …ceased to believe in...
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julia marshall
Nov 23, 20151 min read
Free Advent Video Series
As you may have heard… …or maybe you haven’t. In just a few days we will be sending out our daily… …FREE… …Advent Video Series. JUST...
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