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8 Surprising Reading Habits

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Bookworms are united by our shared love of reading! But we also access and interact with books in ways that are intriguingly diverse. On my Facebook author page I recently invited readers to share their unusual reading habits with me. I found their responses fascinating! #1 To Re-read or Not to Re-read, That is the Question "I can read books I love over and over and over. It’s like … [Read more...]

For to us a child is born, to us a Son is given

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One of the most sobering moments during my trip to Israel earlier this year was standing atop the Herodium—one of King Herod's fortresses and luxurious palaces—and looking out toward Bethlehem, the birth place of Jesus. Only three miles separate the two. Look straight out toward the two buildings that stand very close together in the far distance, just on the horizon. That's Bethlehem. … [Read more...]

Merry, blessed Christmas

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By now, no doubt, it's looking Christmas-y at your house or in your town. With just a few hours left for last-minute shopping and baking and decorating, if you're not ready now, well, somehow it always seems to work out. And if there are only 11 dozen cookies on the dessert table instead of your usual 15 dozen, nobody will likely complain. :) Our kids don't start arriving until Dec. 27, but … [Read more...]

Visiting Bethlehem

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The first time I visited Bethlehem more than 25 years ago, I expected to feel a sense of the beauty and simplicity of the much-loved Christmas story: a crude stable, the holy family, shepherds, wise men, and the Son of God in the manger.  I was sadly disappointed. The traditional site of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem is inside the Church of the Nativity—a truly ancient church built in 565 … [Read more...]

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