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A Christmas Family Tree: Comprehensive Kin (Lk. 3:23-38)

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Christmas Family Tree

I’ve read a lot of articles and heard a lot of reports in the past few weeks about the holiday blues.  This time of year is a tough time for many.  In that light, I want to point us this morning to a blues song.

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Guest Post on Jesus’ Prayers

I was blessed with the opportunity to write a guest commentary on the day before Christmas for Memphis’ Commercial Appeal.  I chose to write on how the prayers of Jesus inform our own prayers during the often difficult days of the holidays. [image]

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A Christmas Family Tree: Reprehensible Relatives (Matt. 1:1-17) Chris Altrock – December 18, 2011

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Christmas Family Tree

I’d like to start with two questions.  First, how many of you have a “black sheep” in the family, a misfit in the family, a crazy uncle or a wild brother or a weird sister or an unusual grandparent?  Second, how many of you talked about that black sheep recently at a meal?  In the [...]

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