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ArchiveDecember 2015

What song describes your year?

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ALLIE WRITES: Music is such an important, meaningful gift from God, and I’m finding that many other rebelutionaries find music important too. As we near ringing in the New Year, I have found myself thinking about the events of my past year a lot. One thing I enjoy doing is picking out song that describes my calendar year. Do you have a specific song to remember your 2015 by? Share Your...

How do you help someone without letting them take advantage of you?

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BROOKLYN WRITES: I have a friend who never talks to me anymore unless she needs something. Whenever I reach out to her, she ignores me and only contacts me when she needs to borrow clothes or a movie. She’s in a tough spot in her life right now, and I want to help her and show Christ’s love, but I feel that she’s taking advantage of my kindness. My mom even told me to be careful...

How to Survive the After-Christmas Blues

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And then suddenly, it was over. Weeks and weeks, months and months of secrets and shopping and decorating and waiting for one day – and now in a great big exhalation, that day is over. All we’re left with is recycling bags full of wrapping paper and a leaning Tower of Pisa stack of leftovers in the fridge. The snow (or grass) looks browner today, the trees deader, the presents nice...

How do you prepare for church?

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COURTNEY WRITES: What do you guys do to get ready to hear the Word of God on Sunday? How does your church encourage, strengthen, and hold each other accountable week to week? I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, so I’d love to know what y’all do to prepare for church. Thanks! Share Your Thoughts in the Comment Section! There are currently 7 Comment(s) Have something else...

The Reason We Get Christmas All Wrong

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“What is Christmas if there never was a Savior wrapped, in a manger? What is Christmas without Christ?” Kutless asks this in their song, “This is Christmas.” My answer is, The American Christmas. Everyone is celebrating Christmas today (my atheist neighbor, the spiritualist who hangs out downtown, even the Buddhist monastery near the church where I take piano lessons). The...

How can we glorify God by receiving gifts?

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ROSE WRITES: How important is it to receive gifts well? And how do you do that? We often hear that giving is a blessing. That also means it should be a joy to receive someone’s gift. But how do we practically do that? And (bonus question!) besides salvation, what’s the greatest gift you’ve ever received? Share Your Thoughts in the Comment Section! There are currently 7...

I’m Biking Across America to End Slavery

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Hannah Harmon, a new and dear friend of my family, is on a mission. Since February 2015, she has been working towards an incredible project with an even more incredible goal: She will bike across America for human trafficking. This is not merely a straight trip from Boston to Los Angeles; this trip will take her from Orlando to Seattle to Albany and on until she returns to our church in...

What does Christmas look like in your home?

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GRACE WRITES: How do you celebrate Christmas? Do you celebrate early? Late? Several times with various family members? What are some of your favorite traditions? Do you read the Christmas story? When? Share Your Thoughts in the Comment Section! There are currently 7 Comment(s) Have something else you’d like to discuss? Just submit your question or topic (and any elaboration you’d like...

Life Is Not About You (And Why That’s Such Good News)

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The crowd cheered, danced, and sang along as the band played. I was absorbed in excitement, the bright lights, and the melody filling the air. Then, for a moment, I paused and took in the scene. As I looked around at the audience, I noticed how many people were experiencing the concert through the lens of their phone’s camera. Many were taking videos and pictures and posting them on their...

How should we respond to Star Wars?

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ROSE WRITES: It seems like everyone’s talking about Star Wars this weekend. The new movie has exploded in theaters and the four-star reviews have started pouring in. Yet I’ve read some Christians who think that getting excited about Star Wars is not the right approach. There are obviously some underlying pagan themes (even George Lucas said that), but are there enough redemptive...

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