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Christmas & Miracles with Lee Strobel


Lee Strobel is back with fresh insights from his newly updated book, The Case for Christmas. He also shares an inspiring real-life story from his new movie, The Case for Miracles.


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Not So Silent Night Above Bethlehem


William Varner


Luke 2 begins with the Holy Family in spare quarters in Bethlehem and continues with a group of shepherds in the fields outside Bethlehem. An angel announces some great news (Luke 2:13-14), and this announcement is expanded by some special singing. Our Christmas carols reflect this quite vividly: “Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o’er the plains.”

It is hard to find these angelic melodies in the text of Luke 2. I assure you that I enjoy my family’s gathering around the tree as much as anyone, but please notice another side to this “Not So Silent Night.” That “other side” is the host of heaven gathered, not for a joyous announcement, but for war!



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Family Advent Devotional: The Virtues of Christmas Week 1


Marty Machowski


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Christmas Theology: Four Benefits of the Incarnation


Jon Saunders




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Unexpected Christmas Texts to Preach




Alex Montoya


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When the Pastor's Wife Struggles to Find Joy at Advent


Caroline Newheiser





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The Case for Christmas


Lee Strobel


Evaluating and organizing the biblical, historical, and textual evidence, Strobel searches out the true identity of the child in the manger, analyzing: The latest, most up-to-date scholarship and research, the historical reliability of the accounts of Jesus's birth, the evidence for the virgin birth, the array of Old Testament prophecies fulfilled by the birth of Jesus, and the most common questions about the story of Christmas.



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Family Reading of Scripture


Create meaningful moments with your family this Advent season with free devotionals! The Worship in the Word devotionals, from Focus on the Family and The Worship Initiative, help your family draw closer to God together by listening to each 10-minute episode filled with Scripture, worship songs your kids will love, and simple tools to help your family memorize God’s Word. These devotionals are perfect for listening to while cooking together, car rides, and bed times. Help your kids discover the joy of worshiping Jesus this Advent!




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