Open This Gift and Try Not to Cry

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Open This Gift and Try Not to Cry By Heidi Gaul (Bible Gateway Blog) The Christmas tree is decorated, and stockings are hung. Carols waft through the air, joining the scent of holiday baking to create a sense of home and love. And giving. Every year, I look forward to this season. I enjoy selecting presents that speak to the loved ones in my life ... Continue Reading Moving from Troubled to Bold Faith By Walter Wangerin Jr. (Bible Gateway Blog) The Canaanites tell this disturbing folktale: if a jealous angel should appear to a young woman on the night of her betrothal, beware! It's a sign that the she-demon will kill the man she's soon to marry. Could this be one of the reasons why Gabriel's appearance to Mary troubles her? ... Continue Reading Tucked Away Jesus By Pam Kidd (FaithGateway Blog) It was a small nativity scene. A little box holding a few plastic pieces my mother had brought home from her travels. I had hesitated before I shoved it onto a shelf. Shouldn't I just put it in the garage-sale box? I had wondered. Since the baby Jesus had gone missing a few years earlier, the nativity set had no real point ... Continue Reading The Gift of Pain and How to Press Through It By Luke Lezon (Bible Gateway Blog) When John and Tara Blocker welcomed their daughter Ashlyn into the world, they thought she may be the most well-behaved baby of all time. She hardly made a peep. Tara recalled a bad diaper rash Ashlyn had that landed them at the pediatrician's office, but still no tears from Ashlyn. As she got older, anytime she would fall or injure herself, Tara said Ashlyn seemed "happy as can be." She never indicated she was in any kind of pain ... Continue Reading   - Want more? Subscribe to one or more of the following devotional email newsletters published jointly by Bible Gateway and Zondervan Books: Boundaries (weekly) Investigating Faith with Lee Strobel (weekly) The Daniel Plan (weekly) The Daniel Prayer (a 5-day devotional journey) The Seven Money Types (a 9-day Bible study) Care Instructions for a Life Worth Living with John Ortberg (weekly) Want a FREE eBook? Sign up for the Zondervan Books Weekly email newsletter and receive the PDF eBook Daily Power: The First 31 Days by Criag Groeschel, taken from Craig's devotional Daily Power. Learn More Here - Follow along for more!  This email was sent to mucomacamucomaca.muco@blogger.com by Bible Gateway, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA. This email is part of a devotional or newsletter that you signed up for on BibleGateway.com. For information regarding our privacy policy, click here. If you have questions or comments about this newsletter, please contact us. Manage all Bible Gateway subscriptions — Opt Out of all Bible Gateway communication -