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Christmas comes as I continue on my own faith journey in what has undeniably been a rough year. It’s been one that’s tested my faith by literally grinding me down. I’ve often felt adrift, as if I were moving through a never-ending fog, stumbling over obstacles I didn’t see in my path. For me, that’s…
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Let’s talk…The Baby was Not the Only Point: What Do You Bring to a King? Every December we retell the story of a baby born in Bethlehem. We picture the manger, the swaddling clothes, the shepherds, the angels, and the quiet holiness of that night. But as beautiful as the scene is, we often forget…
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The Santa Suit From the time I can remember, the Sharp family gathered at Grandma and Grandpa Sharp’s on Christmas Eve to wait for Santa. In all, there were around 16-20 of us, aunts, uncles and cousins. Everyone got there before Daddy, because he was always at the store. He would close around 7:00 PM,…
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Last year, in a bid to stay ahead of the Christmas rush at church, where my family has typically been charged with decorating for Advent and Christmas, I found myself hunched over a paintbrush and deeply second guessing myself as I worked to paint a large ceramic nativity set. The clock was ticking and time…
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Editor, I like many, grew up in Oneida and moved away for work. I visit regularly and have been getting the papers one way or another for over 20 years. Lately I’ve noticed the quality of the writing and reporting has greatly improved and I just wanted to pass it on. Keep up the good…
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Let’s talk…. What We Carry Into Christmas And What Christ Invites Us to Lay Down The holiday season has a way of revealing what we’re carrying. Some come into December with joy. Some with exhaustion. Some with unspoken grief. And some with burdens so familiar they no longer feel heavy — just normal. But the…
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Several years ago, I picked up a paintbrush with little more intention than to create something mildly meaningful for family and friends. I’d spent years studying art – from the time I was a small child taking private lessons, knee high to a grasshopper, to exploring it casually post-college, where I had studied History and…
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Let’s talk… Reclaiming Stillness: A Christmas Focus We Forgot We Needed Every December, without fail, the pace of life seems to accelerate. The calendar fills, the errands multiply, and even the simplest moments feel rushed. Somewhere between shopping lists and travel plans, Christmas — the true heart of it — becomes blurred. Not intentionally, but…
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The Little Elf I grew up with two brothers who were older than me. Quinton, who turned eleven six days after I was born, and Terry who was eight. Quinton was 17 and a Senior in high school when I was six years old and in the first grade. He was old enough to help…
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Yes, I know it’s just Advent – the first season of the church calendar, if you were wondering – but every year, as the cold of winter tightens its diabolic grip and I begin my descent into an annual cold weather whine-fest, a much warmer tradition arrives in the heart of England, becoming – outside…
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