CONTENTS December 2022

Dad talking to daughter serious conversation

Parent conversations: How do we help our kids move on from mistakes?

small girls holding a snow globe with Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus inside

The manger is where the magic is

My Christian life: College student recovers after rare diagnosis

dirty hand with broken fingernails holding fist of tiny infant

God’s perfect timing

DECEMBER ISSUE

Confessions of faith: Four generations

Four generations discover the love and forgiveness of Jesus. Every night, Christopher Correri lifts up his six-year-old…

Julie Wietzke

Favorite Christmas hymns

Singing and listening to Christmas carols throughout the month of December is a highlight for many Lutherans….

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Q&A: What are ways to glorify God besides singing in church?

I told my coworker that my purpose in life is to glorify God. He said, “So does…

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Bible study: Freedom in service

When it comes to serving Jesus, there is no one right way to thank Jesus for his…

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Parent conversations: How do we help our kids move on from mistakes?

We all know what it’s like to beat ourselves up after we make a mistake. We’ve also…

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The manger is where the magic is

“I HATE CHRISTMAS!” Those words came out of her mouth while we were talking in a church…

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My soul magnifies the Lord

Mary glorifies the Lord in the “Magnificat,” a song of joy at the news of her Savior’s…

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Miracle in the mess

“While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth…

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My Christian life: College student recovers after rare diagnosis

In the darkest days, God’s plan unfolds for a family dealing with a rare disease. Going back…

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It’s never too early

Sometimes even the most terrible people say something that is undeniably true. A vicious and deranged dictator…

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Please explain: Can Christians be so heavenly minded that they are of no earthly good?

Can Christians be so heavenly minded that they are of no earthly good? In his song “No…

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What does this mean for me? Article 6

God uses stuff. God spoke and it was so. The expansive sky. The depths of the sea….

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Build others up

How many conversations do you have in a day? What do you speak about? This season of…

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God’s perfect timing

Elizabeth shares the story of how God taught her about his perfect timing. My entire life was…

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We have love

“Now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians…

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