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Keeping Christ in Christmas

Keeping Jesus Christ in Christmas means daily revealing the character, love, and spirit of Christ by allowing these traits to shine through our actions. Discover some simple ways to keep Christ the center of your life this Christmas season.

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Take a Christmas Bible Quiz

Friday December 18, 2009
Christmas Bible Quiz
Looking for a family Christmas activity? I designed this (fairly) simple quiz as an amusing game to play with my family on Christmas Day. While I'm testing everyone's Bible knowledge, we'll be learning the facts and fiction surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ with this fun Christmas Bible quiz. It can also be a unique way to share the Christmas story.

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Weekly Prayers & Poems - The Very First Christmas Day

Thursday December 17, 2009
This week's post is a member-submitted Christian poem called The Very First Christmas Day. It is a Christmas poem telling the story of the Savior's birth in Bethlehem. Do you have an original Christian prayer that would encourage or benefit a fellow believer? Perhaps you've written a unique poem you'd like to share with others. We are looking for Christian prayers and poems to encourage our readers in their communication with God. To submit your original prayer or poem, please fill out this Prayer / Poem Submission Form.

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Is Your Christmas Playlist Ready?

Wednesday December 16, 2009
The Sounds of Christmas
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Sometimes when I'm out shopping in stores this time of year, I find myself thinking, If I hear "Santa Baby" one more time I'll scream! It's not that I don't like Christmas music. I really do! But I enjoy hearing a variety of artists and styles, like the old, timeless classics, a few contemporary favorites, some jazz, a little country, along with several instrumental and choir arrangements.

Fortunately, my husband loves to collect Christmas music, so we have quite a diverse selection of styles and choices. Now that he has an iPod, he has put hundreds of our favorite Christmas songs into holiday playlists that we can take and listen to anywhere. One playlist is custom made for his company Christmas party, another is designed for our large family gathering. To inspire a cozy Christmas spirit, he made a mellow playlist for relaxing by the fire, and my favorite is geared toward an energizing holiday shopping spree. While I'm out and about, I can plug in my earphones and never once be bothered with the sappy sounds of "Santa Baby."

If you're looking for some new (and some not-so-new) Christmas music to add to your collection, you'll find something for everyone in these top selections of Christmas music by Christian artists:

Oral Roberts, Charismatic Evangelist, Dies at 91

Tuesday December 15, 2009
Charismatic evangelist Oral Roberts of Oral Roberts University died Tuesday (December 15, 2009) at age 91. Roberts was admitted to the hospital over the weekend after falling in his home in Newport Beach, California. His spokesman, A. Larry Ross, told the Associated Press that Roberts died of complications from pneumonia. A memorial service will be held on Monday, December 21, at the Oral Roberts University Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Robert's son, Richard Roberts, said in a statement on the Oral Roberts Ministries website, "Oral Roberts was the greatest man of God I've ever known. A modern-day apostle of the healing ministry, an author, educator, evangelist, prophet, and innovator, he was the only man of his generation to build a worldwide ministry, an accredited university, and a medical school. His name is synonymous with miracles. And he came along when many in Christendom did not believe in God's power and goodness." Read more...

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