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A Christmas favorite things list

Confessions of faith: Angie Zhang

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Prepare your heart for Christmas this year with multiple articles from this month’s issue about Jesus’ first and second coming . . .

• Revel in the breathtaking power of these words from John chapter 1: “The Word became flesh.” Read "A breathtaking Christmas."

• Review Christmas hymns to track Jesus’ journey from heaven to your heart. Read "From heaven to your heart."

• Remember John the Baptist’s message, “Repent and be baptized,” which offers direction for your Christian life. Read "Repent and be baptized."

• Rethink your Christmas gift ideas as you discover what John the Baptist may have put on his favorite things list. Read "A Christmas favorite things list."

• Read Isaiah’s prophecy of the virgin birth and see its significance then and now.

• Reflect on how you can respond when things don’t go as planned this Christmas. Read "My Christmas response."

- Julie Wietzke, managing editor

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