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Proclaim Freedom

Posted in Our Christian witness, Pondering Biblical Truth, Writer's Life on July 4, 2016| Leave a Comment »

“He has sent me to proclaim freedom.”
LUKE 4:18 NIV

It was the first Independence Day. Rising to his feet in his hometown synagogue, Jesus was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah.  He began to read,

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; he has appointed me to preach Good News to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted and to announce that captives shall be released and the blind shall see, that the downtrodden shall be freed from their oppressors, and that God is ready to give blessings to all who come to him” (Luke 4:18-19).

I can imagine how every eye was riveted on him as he added, “These Scriptures came true today!” (Luke 4:21).

There were no fireworks or hurrahs. Instead, people began to whisper among themselves.

“Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” someone must have asked.

“But he’s so eloquent and wise.”

“I heard he’s been working miracles in Capernaum.”

“How can that be? We’ve known him all his life.”

“Yes, who does he think he is?”

“I solemnly declare to you,” Jesus said, “that no prophet is accepted in his own home town! For example, remember how Elijah the prophet used a miracle to help the widow of Zarephath—a foreigner from the land of Sidon. There were many Jewish widows needing help in those days of famine. . . . Or think of the prophet Elisha, who healed Naaman, a Syrian, rather than the many Jewish lepers needing help” (Luke 4:24-27).

His remarks infuriated them. As William Barclay says in his commentary The Gospel of Luke, “The Jews were so sure that they were God’s people that they utterly despised all others. . . . And here was this young Jesus, whom they all knew, preaching as if the gentiles were specially favoured by God” (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1975, p. 48). They mobbed him and took him to the edge of the hill on which the city was built. They were ready to push him over the cliff, but Jesus freely “walked away through the crowd and left them” (Luke 4:30).

Mark’s account says Jesus “could hardly accept the fact that they wouldn’t believe in him” (6:6). I can feel his disappointment, but I also feel disappointed for the people of Nazareth. There is no record in the Gospels of Jesus ever returning to Nazareth. What a loss for those people! Because of their unbelief, only a few heard the Good News and experienced the healing, freeing, restoring of sight, lifting of burdens, and blessings that Jesus came to bring.

Just as people had a choice 2,000 years ago, they have a choice today. Christians who write also have a choice. We can accept or reject Jesus’ words. We can proclaim the message of freedom that cost Jesus his life, or we can water down the power of the Gospel and the Resurrection.

Water down the Gospel? That would never be our intent! Yet unless we are experiencing firsthand the implications of Jesus’ Independence Day proclamation, we will not be as effective as we could be in sharing it with our readers.

We need to ask ourselves if we really understand what Jesus meant by preaching “Good News to the poor.” Do we understand the significance of the word poor? Do we recognize that without him we are nothing? Do we daily admit our need for him and humbly put our complete trust in him? And do we take time to sit at his feet and learn more about the Good News he wants us to impart?

God was in Christ, restoring the world to himself, no longer counting men’s sins against them but blotting them out. This is the wonderful message he has given us to tell others” (2 Cor. 5:19).

Jesus said he came to “heal the brokenhearted.” If we are struggling with deep, unresolved hurts or if an unforgiving spirit has caused resentment and bitterness to get a foothold in our lives, then we need to allow God to heal our hearts. He never intended for us to go through life sapped of our energy and joy by experiences—perhaps some as far back as our childhoods—that we could not control and certainly cannot change. He wants to make us whole!

Jesus also said he came to “announce that captives shall be released.” Webster’s New Dictionary defines captive as “a person caught and held prisoner.” If we are honest with ourselves, we have to admit we’re frequently prisoners to negative thinking patterns,doubts, fears, and feelings of discouragement. Or we may be prisoners to bad habits. Are we asking him to set us free?

With his touch, Jesus healed many who were blind. I suspect that some of them knew more than just the joy of seeing the earth and sky, trees, and people. Undoubtedly, many eyes were opened to spiritual truths they had never seen before. What about us? Are we seeing things clearly, or is our vision blurred? Do we need him to touch us and heal us so we can see life from his perspective?

The first-century Israelites were people downtrodden by their oppressors. The Romans imposed heavy taxes and quickly quenched any flames—or even sparks—of political unrest. Today people are still oppressed by cruel governments and merciless economic systems. On a more personal level, many of us know the oppression of being weighed down by heavy emotional or financial burdens or being persecuted for the stand we take as Christians. Others may experience, in very real ways, the oppression of the Evil One. Are we trusting Jesus to give us victory?

Finally, Jesus proclaimed that God was “ready to give blessings to all who come to him.” Again we have to ask ourselves whether we wait long enough in his presence to receive all he has for us. Do we give him prime time each day, or do we squeeze him in only when it is convenient or when our needs are desperate?

Jesus’ first Independence Day proclamation is filled with promises for us today. As we claim and act on them, we will find our lives filled with new power. Then when we take up our pens to write, God’s truth—the truth that truly does set men free—will resound throughout the land.

RESPONDING TO GOD’S CALL TO WRITE

Prayerfully reflect on Luke 4:18-19, and ask the Lord to show you ways you can more fully experience and write about the following truths.
Good News for the poor
Healing for the brokenhearted
Freedom for the captives
Recovery of sight for the blind
Victory for the downtrodden
God’s blessings

 

From Write His Answer – A Bible Study for Christian Writers by Marlene Bagnull. (c) 2014 Marlene Bagnull.

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Connecting the Dots

Posted in Called to write, Pondering Biblical Truth, Writer's Life on June 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »

 

If you want to know what God wants you to do,
ask him, and he will gladly tell you . . .
James 1:5 TLB

As my friend, Laura Shaffer, shares in the prayer below, all we need to do is to “connect the dots” of what God has already told us in His Word.

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Father, how amazing that You sent Your Word through prophets to the kings of Israel to give them direction, instruction, correction, even advice on successful battle plans!  You sent specific word to Ahab to determine that he should fight against the thirty-three kings and their armies and chariots assembled.  You told him who should lead the attack, when, and who would win!

I often wish there were such easily discernible ways I could hear from You.  If only You would send me an email, or write across the sky to inform me about decisions or concerns I face.

And then I realize – You have written me a letter!  It’s Your Holy Word.  If I take the time to read it, often, things become clear.  If I had never read the Bible, I wouldn’t know that in it, You have already included instructions for godly, moral living.  You have already made Yourself very clear on many topics that relate to me today.  Instead of hearing of and memorizing only scattered verses, I need to feed myself, and know the entirety of what You have to say to me.

So, reading Your word is a start.  Studying it for a deeper understanding is also important.  Then connecting the dots to how what You have said impacts my life, is crucial.  Some Bible study methods have big words for this: observation, interpretation, application.  Very simply, it is asking: What are You saying?  What does it mean?  What does it mean to me?

A big part of the burden to hear from You, then, is on me to listen to what You have already said.  But to help me even more, You have given me, and every believer, the Holy Spirit.  Part of the Holy Spirit’s job is to help me understand, apply, and live by what Your Word says to me.  I need to pay attention to what it is telling me, and be obedient, not ignore, discard, or drown out what I hear.

Thank You that I can hear from You just as specifically as those who heard the prophets speak.  You have given me so much more to help me in knowing You and understanding You.  Thank You for Your Word.  Thank You for the Holy Spirit.  Help me to make reading and studying Your Word a priority for my time and energy.  Do not let me quench the Holy Spirit.  And thank You that I can even talk to You personally in prayer.  And know that You hear me.  And trust that You’ll answer.  What an awesome God!  Amen

1 Kings 20:1-22

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Laura volunteered to help at the Colorado Christian Writers Conference, and what a tremendous help she was. But more than the work she did, what endeared her to me and the rest of the team were the on target prayers she emailed each morning.

For the past two years, Laura has been sending daily prayers to about 80 people from her reading in the One Year Bible. If you’d like to receive them, email her at davidtshaffer@juno.com. You will be blessed!

Father, thank You for Laura. Thank You for her example of faithfully studying and responding to Your Word. Keep us, keep me, mindful that the only way we can “write Your answer” is through (as my pastor once said) “getting into Your Word and letting Your Word get into us.”

Upcoming Events

 

July 9, Baltimore – Christian Writers Seminar 

From 10 am to 4:30 pm I’ll be teaching 5 workshops at Restoration Temple Apostolic Center. Click here for more info and to register.

Idea to Published Manuscript – How to find, capture, organize, evaluate, and sharpen your ideas. Using a Writer’s Check-off List. Making a good impression on an editor, including proper manuscript format and effective query and cover letters.

Going Indie? – “For such a time as this” God has provided the technology to independently publish books and ebooks as well as ways to reach potential readers through the Internet. We’ll look at the advantages and disadvantages, cautions and costs, as well as the how-to.

The Power of Story: Turning Personal Experiences Into Print – Learn how to pass on to your readers the help and comfort God has given you. Seven essential elements of a personal experience story and pitfalls to avoid.

Writing Manuscripts that Sell and Touch Lives – An overview of the needs of the Christian market and the best opportunities. How to get your devotionals, articles, fiction, profiles, fillers, humor, and poetry in print. Alternatives to outlining and how to pass the “So what?” test.

Making It Happen – How to overcome procrastination, deal with the D’s (disappointment, doubt, discouragement), rise above rejection, and prayerfully set goals.

 

July 15-16, Denver
E=D3 Fishers of Men Power Conference – FREE!
A City Wide Evangelism & Discipleship Conference

From my friend, Mike Wolff – Hey all, wanted to make you aware of a transformational FREE evangelism/discipleship/community building conference coming up here in Denver on July 15-16 at His Love Fellowship at 9th & Kalamath. It will kick off with a great time of fellowship and food on Friday night, and then a bevy of gifted speakers inspiring you to think outside the box when it comes to what church, and our role in the kingdom, could look like in the coming times. Click here for more info.

 

August 3-6, Langhorne, PA – Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference

Faculty of 56 agents, editors, and authors teaching 42 workshops (plus 19 Wednesday afternoon early bird workshops), 8 continuing sessions, 3 clinics, 7 keynotes and more. Don’t miss this once-a-year opportunity. Click here

August 3, 7:30 pm
Marty Goetz in Concert – FREE!

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Tough Week But . . .

Posted in God's promises, Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference, Overcoming self-doubts, Pondering Biblical Truth on April 2, 2016| Leave a Comment »

                             Tougher Faith

Have you had a tough week?

Have you been irritated, frustrated, stressed
by things beyond your control?

Have the deadly Ds of
disappointment
doubt
discouragement
been causing you
to question whether God can really use you?

Yes, I’ve had a tough week but . . .I’m choosing to exercise a tougher faith and to affirm:

He is a mighty Savior. He will give you victory.
He will rejoice over you with great gladness;
he will love you and not accuse you.
Zephaniah 3:17 (TLB

Won’t you join me in clinging to His promises and choosing to exercise an even tougher faith in the face of obstacles? And remember, “Even when we are too weak to have any faith left, he remains faithful to us and will help us” (2 Tim. 2:13 TLB).

And rejoice with me. Despite overwhelming a tough week the continuing sessions for the August 3-6 Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference are now in place. Wow, Father! Thank You for all You are doing and will do. Registration opens April 15.

page 4 cs GP 2016

page 5 cs GP 2016Click here to go to the conference website and download a PDF of these exciting sessions. And be merciful, please, if you find any mistakes. I’m so excited for you to see what we’re offering this year that I’ve not yet had these pages proofread. Dangerous, yes, I know. One time I mailed a seminar brochure with a return address of “Drizzle Hill” instead of “Drexel Hill.” And that’s just one of my bloopers. I’m so grateful Father loves me and does not accuse me!

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Only Love

Posted in Pondering Biblical Truth, Uncategorized on March 26, 2016| 1 Comment »

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Only Love

Despised and rejected.
Forsaken – it seemed,
even by His Father
who turned His face away,
Jesus writhed in agony,
His hands and His feet
nailed to a tree.

“They’re not worth it,”
Satan must have taunted.
“Come down from the cross.
Give them what they deserve.
Death – now
and for eternity!”

All of heaven’s armies
stood on alert – ready
to obey the Son’s command.
Would Jesus choose
to save Himself – or men?
Would He endure to the end?

Only love kept Jesus on the cross
knowing only His blood
could set men free.
“It is finished!” He shouted.
Sin and death no longer reign.
Christ has won the victory!

Marlene Bagnull
Easter 2002, 2016

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The Accuser

Posted in Pondering Biblical Truth on March 25, 2016| 1 Comment »

Jesus on the cross

The Accuser

He had returned,
not that he had ever left—
the voice of the accuser
becoming louder and louder.

The plan will never work.
They’re not strong enough.
Face it.
You’ve failed!
You know one is going to betray you.
Another will deny you.
And they are all going to run away.
Listen!
They still don’t even know
who you are.

Anyone who has seen me
has seen the Father.
Just believe it!

You’ve seen crucifixions—
men raising themselves up
on nails pounded through their feet.
Gasping for breath.
Going insane with the pain.
Is that really how you want to die?
How can your father ask you,
his only son,
to die on a cross?
And how can you know
your death will save anyone?
Men will laugh at the cross,
not be drawn to it.
You’re a fool!

Father, not my will, but yours!
Help me embrace the cross
for the joy that is set before me.
This is the way—the only way
to bring men back to you.
And they are worth it!

Marlene Bagnull
Good Friday 2001, 2016

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Fighting to Win

Posted in Colorado Christian Writers Conference, God's promises, Pondering Biblical Truth on February 3, 2016| 1 Comment »

This is no afternoon athletic contest that we’ll walk away from
and forget about in a couple of hours.
This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish
against the Devil and all his angels.
Be prepared. You’re up against far more
than you can handle on your own.
Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued,
so that when it’s all over but the shouting
you’ll still be on your feet.” (Eph. 6:12-13 MSG)

 

Fight any spiritual battles lately? Or perhaps you’re in the midst of a battle right now. I know I am!

I just received the hard copy proof for the Colorado brochure. The workshop grid that is spread over two pages on the fold and had to be split is finally lined up correctly. But unbelievably the printer again has the bottom of the mailer upside down on the open end. I have explained again and again how the bottom needs to be on the fold for the Post Office. (One year I missed spotting this on the hard copy proof and the brochure was printed with the open end on the bottom. My mailing service convinced the post office to mail the brochures but it cost 20 or 25 cents more for each one! You can imagine how sick this made me since I mail about 5,000 brochures.) The printer does mailings and should know this without being told. And the file I submitted was set up correctly.

correct

Not correct

 

Father, please help me to give You my frustration. Help me to rejoice in the midst of this opposition knowing that the conference is obviously a threat to the evil one and that You have already won the victory. Help me not to stress over the delay of getting the brochure into the hands of the people You are calling to come. Thank You for the 17 online registrations I’ve already received and the faculty You have provided. I KNOW Your hand is on CCWC. Indeed, it is Your conference – not mine. And thank You that I finally found the missing 55 emails in the “To Do 2016 CCWC” Outlook folder. (I kept praying this prayer during a 40 minute phone call with the printer.)

There is no explanation for the missing emails. As I moved an email from my inbox into the “To Do 2016 CCWC” folder so it wouldn’t be buried in my inbox and not answered, the entire To Do folder emptied. The missing emails were not in my deleted folder. I searched for about two hours because these were important emails that needed to be answered. (Yes, I have a HUGE number of folders and emails in Outlook). I finally found them at the very bottom of the list of folders (where I had already searched two other times) in a second folder with the same name as the empty folder.

This kind of opposition so early in conference season is unnerving. And in six to eight weeks I’ll be going through the same process for the August 3-6 Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference.

Father I know You will use these battles to strengthen my faith muscles. Please help me put on the armor You provide and stand in Your strength.

Armor

 

 

Time to re-read “Put on the Armor” from Write His Answer – A Bible Study for Christian Writers. 

Click here for a link to this chapter.

 

 

 

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Pressing On

Posted in Colorado Christian Writers Conference, God's promises, Pondering Biblical Truth on January 30, 2016| 1 Comment »

Whew! What a week. More than likely you can relate.

I’ve often said that problems (it’s better to call them “challenges”) are groupies. They never seem to come one at a time.

“What’s wrong?” my husband frequently asked me over 50 years ago when I was a very young and immature bride.

“Everything,” I’d respond.

And sometimes, even today, that’s how it feels. Although my problems are nothing as severe as what the Apostle Paul faced, I can identify with what he wrote:

“In every way we’re troubled,
but we aren’t crushed by our troubles.
2 Cor. 4:8 GW

I’ve worked for over a month to finalize the faculty and program for the May 11-14 Colorado Christian Writers Conference. I am praising God for all He has done and is doing. I really enjoy putting it all together and typesetting our 16 page brochure, but . . . the formatting issues are enough to make me want to pull my hair out.

Before you ask, no it’s not something I can delegate. I write the copy to fit. The problem that is hard to explain and even harder to fix is what the printer requires and how those requirements change every year.

I need to design the brochure in an 8.5 x 11 format. But then I need to split the pages into a 5.5 x 8.5 format. That means splitting the two-page workshop grid into two separate pages that the printer will then put back together. I know. It doesn’t make any sense. And that is just the beginning of the “challenges” that I’ve tried to resolve the past two days.

Of course, the deadline (and I used to think deadlines were exciting) has come and passed.

But the Apostle Paul also said,

“We’re frustrated, but we don’t give up.”
2 cor. 4:8 GW

I’ve searched the Bible. Nowhere does it say that following Jesus will be easy. Just the opposite. We are to expect opposition. We need to put on the spiritual armor He provides and toughen up.

I am convinced that dark days are ahead for our nation and world, but I’m clinging to His promise:

Overwhelming victory is ours through Christ
who loved us enough to die for us.”
Rom. 8:37 TLB

I’m determined, in His strength, to press on and to

“Carry the light-giving Message into the night.”
Phil. 2:15 MSG

What about you?
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If we have your USPS address, you’ll receive the brochure in the mail mid-February. But PTL it is available online now at http://colorado.writehisanswer.com.

Online registration opens Monday, February 1. But you can be the first to register by printing and mailing the form in the brochure. I will send a free copy of Write His Answer – A Bible Study for Christian Writers to everyone whose registration is postmarked today, January 30.

Plans are underway for the August 3-6 Greater Philly Christian Writers Conference.

 

 

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The Littlest Christmas Tree

Posted in Pondering Biblical Truth on December 24, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Child and Christmas tree“Is Daddy going to come?” I asked as my mother put the finishing touches on my angel costume.

“You know he never goes to church,” she replied.

“But can’t he come just this once to see me in the pageant?” I pleaded.

She sighed. “I doubt it. Try not to get your hopes up. I’m afraid you’ll only be disappointed.”

Despite her warning, I did begin to hope—and pray. But I was terribly disap­pointed the night of the pageant. Daddy didn’t come. I was silent the whole way home.

“Would you like to put up the Christmas tree tonight?” Mother asked, trying to cheer me up.

“I guess,” I said without much enthusiasm.

Carefully Mother unpacked our little artificial tree and placed it on the buffet in the dining room next to the couch where I slept. Daddy didn’t help us decorate it. Nor did he ask about the pageant.

It was a long time before I fell asleep that night. I kept looking at our little tree, wishing it was a big, live tree and that Daddy believed in Jesus so we could really celebrate Christmas together as a family.

Daddy died when I was ten years old. The following Christmas I talked Mother into getting a real tree.  We bought the biggest tree I could find. I spent hours decorating it. Each strand of tinsel had to be draped just right. Mother put our little artificial tree in the window. It looked small and insignificant next to the magnificent balsam pine, and it triggered memories I wanted to forget.

The years passed quickly. I got married and moved away from home. As if to make up for the pain of the past, I went all out trying to make Christmas as special as possible for my children. It became a family tradition to go tramping through the woods in search of the perfect tree. We decorated it together, baked cookies together, and most important of all, went to church together. Our home was happy and filled with a lot of love.

Our children are now grown. Arthritic knees and sciatica this year made it impossible for me to go in search of a live tree. Instead, my grandkids helped me put up an artificial tree. It’s much larger that the artificial tree from my childhood. It looks almost real. Yet I feel sad  when I think of the past and of that littlest Christmas tree. By now it would be a valuable antique, but I don’t know what happened to it. I do know what’s happened to me.

I now know Christmas is not about finding the perfect tree. It is about the One whose birth we celebrate–the One who has healed the rejection and hurt I felt as a child and who gives me strength to face the disappointments, problems, and fears of adult life.

Tears will be shed by many this Christmas as they look back on years past and on present circumstances that do not fit the pretty pictures on Christmas cards. I’ll shed some tears, too, as I feel their pain and wonder if Daddy is in heaven. But I’ll also recommit myself to sharing the good news of God’s love and forgiveness with a world that desperately needs to know Jesus. And my tears of sadness will be turned to tears of joy as I remember His promise to be with us always and to come again.

 

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Peace at Christmas – When Families Don’t Get Along

Posted in Pondering Biblical Truth, Uncategorized on December 23, 2015| 1 Comment »

Christmas peace

How fast the year has flown, I reflected as I took the photographs off the mantle to decorate it for Christmas. A charred mark on the paneling behind one of the photos instantly reminded of a Christmas when our home had been anything but peaceful.

My mother and stepfather were visiting. The relationship was strained, but we had been trying to keep the peace. On Christmas Eve the tension erupted into a bitter argument. The smell of burning wood stopped me from saying things I would have later regretted. A candle had tipped over on the mantle causing the paneling right near the thermostat to smolder. Trembling with fear of what might have been, I soaked the wall with water and later hid the damage with a photo. The damage in the relationship with my parents was not so easily hid. Painful memories have a way of refusing to stay camouflaged.

At Christmas we are forced to face the fact that all is not always “calm” and “bright” in our relationships with a brother or a sister, a parent or a child, an in-law or cousin. This season of joy can turn into one of misery as we have no choice but to spend time with people who go out of their way to avoid us the rest of the year.

When our homes are filled with conflict, what can we do to have “peace on earth, good will to men”?

1. Keep our eyes on the One whose birth we celebrate. The Gospel of John opens with the poignant words: “His life is the light that shines through the darkness–and the darkness can never extinguish it” (John l:5 TLB). The reality of that first Christmas was not just the angels’ song, but Herod’s decree that every baby boy two years old and under be slaughtered (see Matthew 2:16). The shadow of the cross was already hanging over the Holy Family as they fled to Egypt.

Jesus never promised us problem-free relationships, but He has promised to give us the wisdom to know how to love those who may be anything but lovable. Difficult relationships do not have to spoil the joy of Christmas if we follow Jesus’ example and respond with love and forgiveness.

2. Try not to put unrealistic demands on ourselves. Christmas Eve I typically am still racing to complete my “to-do” list and end up too tired to enjoy Christmas much less to cope with difficult family members. We need to learn when to make a good night’s sleep a priority so that we’re able to handle added emotional pressures.

3. Avoid having unrealistic expectations of others. It is unlikely that people who have been less than pleasant throughout the year will suddenly become nice just because it is Christmas. Yes, I believe God works miracles, but it is just as great a miracle to learn not to set ourselves up to be hurt through our unrealistic expectations.

I cannot remove that charred area of paneling without replacing the entire wall, but it can serve as a reminder that if I want peace in my family, it must begin with me. Truly, “God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself” (2 Cor. 5:19 NIV). Because Christ came, we can be reconciled to one another.
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It’s been over 35 years since that traumatic Christmas Eve. Thank You, Father, for bringing Your peace to these strained relationships and for the assurance that my mother and stepfather are now home with You. Please bring Your peace – Your shalom – to families in conflict. Restore estranged relationships and help us to love others as You love us.

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Our God Is with Us

Posted in God's promises, Pondering Biblical Truth on December 21, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Nativity 1

IMMANUEL, God with us
wrapped in
swaddling clothes.
Helpless and
dependent.

IMMANUEL God with us
clothed in
a Rabbi’s garb.
Truth and love
revealing.

IMMANUEL God with us
stripped and
mocked and beaten.
Choosing death
that we might live.

IMMANUEL God with us
robed in
glorious white.
Our Savior
and coming King.

Marlene Bagnull

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