Christmas Archives - MargaretMearnsBass.com https://MargaretMearnsBass.com Daily and Weekly Christian Inspiration Sun, 14 Jan 2018 05:27:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 36224865 The Joy Of Home Ministry https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2018/01/14/the-joy-of-home-ministry/ https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2018/01/14/the-joy-of-home-ministry/#comments Sun, 14 Jan 2018 05:27:37 +0000 http://MargaretMearnsBass.com/?p=5083 The Christmas season lasted a long time as only last night we were still hosting “Get Togethers” as several of our dear friends met in our home for dinner, fellowship, breaking bread together and a precious time of prayer as we prepared our hearts for the unknown the year 2018 will bring us all. We […]

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]]> https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2018/01/14/the-joy-of-home-ministry/feed/ 1 5083 Keeping Christmas Alive https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2018/01/07/keeping-christmas-alive/ https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2018/01/07/keeping-christmas-alive/#respond Sun, 07 Jan 2018 06:59:00 +0000 http://MargaretMearnsBass.com/?p=425 As I prepare to pack away “Christmas” for another year, I just wanted to share a few thoughts with you to carry into this New Year. Now that the hustle and bustle of the season wanes and we can invest in time for just a breather to stop and contemplate. Before we dismantle the tree […]

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]]> https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2018/01/07/keeping-christmas-alive/feed/ 0 425 Where Is Your Joy After The Celebrations? https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/28/where-is-your-joy-after-the-celebrations/ https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/28/where-is-your-joy-after-the-celebrations/#respond Thu, 28 Dec 2017 15:39:23 +0000 http://MargaretMearnsBass.com/?p=5024 Today’s Food for Thought: The Christmas spirit that goes out with the dried-up Christmas tree is just as worthless.

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]]> https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/28/where-is-your-joy-after-the-celebrations/feed/ 0 5024 Who are the Shepherds in the Christmas Story? https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/23/who-are-the-shepherds-in-the-christmas-story/ https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/23/who-are-the-shepherds-in-the-christmas-story/#respond Sun, 24 Dec 2017 03:21:46 +0000 http://MargaretMearnsBass.com/?p=5018 The post Who are the Shepherds in the Christmas Story? appeared first on MargaretMearnsBass.com.

]]> https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/23/who-are-the-shepherds-in-the-christmas-story/feed/ 0 5018 A Christmas Message ! https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/16/a-christmas-message/ https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/16/a-christmas-message/#respond Sat, 16 Dec 2017 12:46:29 +0000 http://MargaretMearnsBass.com/?p=4963  

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]]> https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/16/a-christmas-message/feed/ 0 4963 High Tea is one of the Highlights of the Christmas Season! https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/15/high-tea-is-one-of-the-highlights-of-the-christmas-season/ https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/15/high-tea-is-one-of-the-highlights-of-the-christmas-season/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2017 23:10:30 +0000 http://MargaretMearnsBass.com/?p=4958 This was just my “cup of tea”. Chatting with my dear friend Betty Klein and enjoying the Ladies Christmas Tea at First Presbyterian Church in Bethlehem. Merry Christmas to all the 200 ladies we fellowshipped with both old friends I hadn’t seen in a long time and new friends. Since I annually have a high […]

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]]> https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/15/high-tea-is-one-of-the-highlights-of-the-christmas-season/feed/ 0 4958 A Christmas Prayer https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/15/a-christmas-prayer/ https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/15/a-christmas-prayer/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2017 22:40:34 +0000 http://MargaretMearnsBass.com/?p=4955 Teach us to value most eternal things… To find the happiness that giving brings.. To know the peace of misty, distant hills… To know the joy that giving self fulfills… To realize anew this Christmas Day… The things we keep are those we give away.– Marvin Davis Winsett

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]]> https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/15/a-christmas-prayer/feed/ 0 4955 Giving Gifts of Hospitality https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/15/giving-gifts-of-hospitality/ https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/15/giving-gifts-of-hospitality/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2017 22:35:51 +0000 http://MargaretMearnsBass.com/?p=4952 Titus 1:8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate. 1 Peter 4:9 Use hospitality one to another without grudging. As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. When we get “dressed up” […]

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]]> https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/15/giving-gifts-of-hospitality/feed/ 0 4952 Twas the night before Christmas https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/14/twas-the-night-before-christmas-2/ https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/14/twas-the-night-before-christmas-2/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2017 04:15:40 +0000 http://MargaretMearnsBass.com/?p=4948 Twas the night before Jesus came and all through the house. Not a creature was praying, not one in the house Their Bibles were lain on the shelf without care In hope that Jesus would not come there. The children were dressing to crawl into bed Not once ever knelling or bowing a head. And […]

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]]> https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/14/twas-the-night-before-christmas-2/feed/ 0 4948 What Can Shatter Your Christmas ? https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/13/what-can-shatter-your-christmas-2/ https://MargaretMearnsBass.com/2017/12/13/what-can-shatter-your-christmas-2/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2017 02:27:31 +0000 http://MargaretMearnsBass.com/?p=4945 “Dear Child, The joy of the season is found in relationships not in things! Firstly a restored relationship with Me, and then the grace that I give that you may restore broken relationships with others. Love cannot be displayed without relationships. In loving you find the meaning for living. Love is only love when you […]

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