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Poetic truth seems more true sometimes.

Earth's crammed with heaven,
And every common bushfire afire with God,
But only he who sees takes off his shoes;
The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries.
--Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Walking a Spirit-filled life takes faith, but we are much more comfortable with a complete, advanced itinerary.

Faith never knows where it is being led, But it knows and loves the One who is leading.
--Oswald Chambers

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There are days that you would like to disagree, but truth is truth even when you don't feel it.

Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal.
--Author Unknown

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Here is an Alliance icon, a Canadian Alliance icon. That would be the Christian and Missionary Alliance, C&MA. He used to live in and work in Toronto.

An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others.
--A.W. Tozer

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ANNOUNCEMENT: New Series: HE WILL BE CALLED

There are many names for Jesus, but what do they really mean? Join us as we discover why He is called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. You'll gain a new and relevant perspective on the Saviour who was born in a manger over 2000 years ago.

Join us as we continue to countdown to Christmas.

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THOUGHT: God Provides

Hudson Taylor established his China Inland Mission in 1865 on the premise that it would never solicit funds but simply trust God to supply its needs. While this policy may not be appropriate for every ministry, it provided Taylor with thousands of examples of God's faithfulness, like this one described in a letter on NOVEMBER 18, 1857:

Many seem to think I am very poor. This is true enough in one sense, but I thank God it is "as poor, yet making many rich." My God shall supply all my needs; to him be the glory. I would not, if I could, be otherwise than I am--entirely dependent myself upon the Lord, and used as a channel of help to others.
On Saturday we supplied, as usual, breakfast to the destitute poor, who came to the number of 70. Sometimes they do not reach 40, at other times exceeding 80. They come to us every day, Lord's Day excepted, for then we cannot manage to attend to them and get through all our other duties, too. Well, on that Saturday morning we paid all expenses, and provided ourselves for the morrow, after which we had not a single dollar left between us. How the Lord was going to provide for Monday we knew not; but over our mantelpiece hung two scrolls in the Chinese character--Ebenezer, "Hitherto hath he Lord helped us"; and Jehovah-Jireh, "The Lord will provide"--and he kept us from doubting for a moment. That very day the mail came in, a week sooner than was expected, and Mr. Jones received $214. we thanked God and took courage. On Monday the poor had their breakfast as usual, for we had not told them not to come, being assured that it was the Lord's work, and that the Lord would provide. We could not help our eyes filling with tears of gratitude when we saw not only our own needs supplied, but the widow and the orphan, the blind and the lame, the friendless and the destitute, together provided for by the bounty of him who feeds the ravens.

Don't worry and ask yourselves, "Will we have anything to eat? Will we have anything to drink? Will we have any clothes to wear?" Only people who don't know God are always worrying about such things. Your Father in heaven knows that you need all these. But more than anything else, put God's work first and do what we hants. Then the other things will be yours as well.

Matthew 6:31-33

How does this relate to how you are living and preparing for Christmas?

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This is good news when you feel lonely and helps to explain some of our deep feeling as well, I think.

You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but a world lives in you.
--Frederick Buechner

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