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The way home

The way home

Rosane Pereira

It was wintertime and I had just arrived in the state of Goa, the former Portuguese colony on the southwest coast of India. I was a long way from my home country of Brazi... »

Joyeux Noël

Joyeux Noël

Curtis Peter van Gorder

Without an enemy there can be no war. I recently rewatched the movie Joyeux Noël (Christian Carion, 2005), which tells the story of a well-documented event that occurred... »

The request

The request

Samantha Jones

It was my first Christmas in Taipei, Taiwan, when I heard the Christmas classic “Silent Night” sung in Chinese for the first time. It made a special impression, and I rem... »

Alone at Christmas?

Alone at Christmas?

Lilia Potters

Over the years, Christmas has taken on different meanings for me. When I was a young child, it meant a special family holiday, the Christmas story at Sunday school, walki... »

The right price

The right price

Priscilla Lipciuc

I grew up in Communist Romania, where there was a state ban on religion, so “finding Christmas” wasn’t easy. “Don’t use the word ‘Christmas’ at school or with people you... »

Simple joys

Simple joys

Cari Harrop

I was thinking about my mom on her birthday, and realized that there was something very special about my childhood—the times we spent together. More specifically, I was t... »

Do for one

Do for one

Marie Alvero

Sometimes I feel paralyzed by all the suffering in the world. There’s simply no way I could make a dent in all the hunger, sickness, poverty, depression, oppression, lone... »

Where Jesus lives 

Where Jesus lives 

Aaliyah Williams

“Who lives in a stable?” “Jesus lives in the stable!” At first I laughed at that answer my four-year-old sister gave during my impromptu lesson on animals and their habit... »

A positive praise post

A positive praise post

Brian Whyte

I was inspired the other day when I read some personal accounts on a friend’s blog on the subject of praising God for His goodness in spite of daily problems and annoyanc... »

The gratitude journal

The gratitude journal

Sally García

I can´t remember how to spell that word! How do I express this idea correctly? I can’t seem to get my thoughts onto the paper! I was seeing how rusty my writing was. I ha... »

Ephemeral beauty

Ephemeral beauty

Curtis Peter van Gorder

A friend of mine mentioned how he often feels melancholy after experiencing something beautiful. I wasn’t sure what he was talking about. It wasn’t until I started to rec... »

Do I have to?

Do I have to?

Occasionally I teach a Bible class at Sunday school for three- to five-year-olds. The group is very small, sometimes only four or five children. One of the girls, a frequ... »

The eyes of gratitude

The eyes of gratitude

Elsa S.

As a child, I had a lazy eye and blurred vision, which made it necessary for me to wear glasses from the time I was seven years old. In order to keep my myopia from worse... »