This week's post is a member-submitted Christian prayer called Emmanuel - God With Us is God For Us. You can pray this Christmas prayer of intercession to the Christ-child, Emmanuel, who came to live among us and for us.

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Emmanuel - God With Us is God For Us

God of every nation and people,
From the beginning of Creation
You have made known your love
Through the gift of your Son
Who bears the name Emmanuel, "God with Us."

In the fullness of time the Christ-child came
To be the Good News to all humankind.

Emmanuel, God lives with us as one of us;
Christ, the Word made flesh
Has come to us as a vulnerable,
Weak and dependent babe;
Read more ... Emmanuel - God With Us is God For Us by M.Y. Lee.

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Jack Zavada of Inspiration-for-Singles.com is a frequent guest contributor for this site. What you may not know is that Jack has published four western novels and written several other books and stories. This year Jack is offering three free Christmas eBooks to the visitors of his site: Read more...

Christians have a special knack for arguing theology. I encounter the debates every day ... in my forum, when I read my email, and as I research the Bible. A quick glance at Christian history proves that believers have disagreed much more than they have ever agreed on doctrinal issues. One famous theologian, who incidentally was not a particularly divisive man, brought on one of the biggest theological debates in all of church history—the Dutch professor Jacobus Arminius (1560-1609). Read more...

Irvin, a single-parent, has one wish for Christmas—that his three young children will be blessed to have a wonderful Christmas, including the chance to spend precious time with their mother. God grants his wish and more, taking Irvin on a journey of faith, blessing and leading him each step of the way.

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• Read: Irvin's Wonderful Christmas