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At Christmas time men and women everywhere gather in their churches to wonder anew at the greatest miracle the world has ever known. But the story I like best to recall was not a miracle – not exactly. It happened to a pastor who was very young but his church was [...]
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An African Christmas Story
It was the night before Christmas and I was very sad because my family life had been severely disrupted and I was sure that Christmas would never come. There was none of the usual joy and anticipation that I always felt during the Christmas season. I was eight years old but in the past few [...]
The Price Of A Miracle
Tess was a precocious eight years old when she heard her Mom and Dad talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were completely out of money. They were moving to an apartment complex next month because Daddy didn’t have the money for the doctor bills [...]
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A Letter From A Friend
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10/03/2010 8:42 amHi Joey,
Is it this one?
http://concordpastor.blogspot.com/2009/12/letter-from-jesus-about-christmas.html
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A Portrait of the Heavenly Father
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The Crooked Smile
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A Letter From A Friend
By David
10/03/2010 8:42 amHi Joey,
Is it this one?
http://concordpastor.blogspot.com/2009/12/letter-from-jesus-about-christmas.html
- David
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