Christmas, baby, stable and manger, shepherds, angels… All of these are words or terms you probably know.  We use them often during the month of December when we celebrate the birth of Jesus.  The story about Jesus coming as a baby is one we all love and cherish because we know it means the Savior of the world has come! I wonder if you know these special words that you might hear during this time of year? Advent - means the arrival of something.  For Christians we take a mon

Throughout the Scriptures, we see stories of people who prayed and of how prayer was a priority for those who professed faith in God.  Some of these people were kings like Solomon, some of them were prophets like Daniel and Jonah.  Some were followers of Jesus like Paul. All of them were reliant on the God’s spirit to renew their hearts.  They were people who faced great challenges and turned to God to help them in those important moments of decision or danger.  They also tur

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Children can do remarkable things without even realizing that they are doing something remarkable. Ruby Bridges was a little girl who did...