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Essential Christmas

Essential Christmas

A Christmas reflection for a secular age.

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Dec 24, 2024
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Merry Christmas friends! Thanks for being here. I am so very grateful for The Woodlands community. And if you haven’t subscribed yet, I’m glad you dropped by. You can give it a try for free.

Paid subscriptions come with extras and are used entirely to help fund ministries beyond the walls. This year your generosity has provided Christmas toys and food in a local neighborhood, adult literacy classes, the development of afterschool programs for children in an underfunded school district, and more. (Send me a note if a paid subscription is not in your budget. I’ll comp you one.)

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One more note. I’ll be taking a break during the Twelve Days of Christmas. I’ll be back when the New Year begins. In the meantime, Christmas blessings of peace, love, and joy. And now, here’s the Christmas reflection:

Essential Christmas

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