Posts Categorized: Families

Reflexion de Adviento – 16 de diciembre

Léase Salmo 50 En los días más despejados me resulta difícil establecer un equilibrio entre dos cosas a las que siento he sido llamado, trabajar activamente y con honestidad para cuidar de la creación de Dios, y sin reservas el…

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Advent devotion – December 16, 2009

Scripture – Psalm 50 On my bluer days I find it hard to balance two things to which I feel called—honestly and actively working to care for God’s creation, and unreservedly celebrating its beauty. It is hard not to temper…

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Advent devotion – December 15, 2009

Scripture – Psalm 33 Who is it the psalmist awaits? To whom is this believer singing praises? This writer praises the one, yes, the only one who is able to deliver on his promises and “redeem the people from death…

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Spanish translations of Advent devotions

Jose Rosa-Rivera of the Ministerio Vida Abundante de la Iglesia Presbiteriana en Puerto Nuevo, San Juan Puerto Rico has provided Spanish translations [PDF] of the Advent devotions. The current file contains Spanish translations [PDF] from November 29 through December 14….

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Advent devotion – December 14, 2009

Scripture – Psalm 122 “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.” (Psalm 122:6) Psalm 122 recorded the reflections of pilgrims visiting Jerusalem. They reveled in Jerusalem’s past glories, rejoiced in unity and security, and expressed hope for peace and prosperity. These…

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Christmas prayers

Here is a Christmas prayer written this year: A Christmas prayer 2009 Here are some prayers for Christmas that we posted last year. A Prayer for Peace on Christmas Eve A Child Is Coming – A Christmas Prayer On this…

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Advent devotion – December 13, 2009

Scripture: Zephaniah 3:14–20 “On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands grow weak. The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; he will rejoice…

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Advent devotion – December 12, 2009

Scripture: Haggai 2:1–9 All of us hit a point in our lives when we feel like we have hit rock bottom. Nothing seems to be going right. Compared to the way things were in the past, everything is now a…

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Advent devotion – December 11, 2009

Scripture: Haggai 1 In many ways, we are living the days of which Haggai speaks. Our economic and moral stability has been challenged, sending us into a survival mode much like the situation faced by Israel, whom Haggai was addressing….

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Advent devotion – December 10, 2009

Scripture: Matthew 23:13–26 If you have ever played a game with a child who makes the rules as the game progresses, you know the child almost always wins. I certainly cannot speak for all situations, but when you create the…

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