Ah, November. With your noticeably shorter days and colder temperatures, you still manage to brighten our spirits with the warmth of pumpkin spice lattes and the start of another holiday season.
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In the next eight weeks, we have two hallmark opportunities for Christ-followers to spend weeks rejoicing. First, we offer heartfelt gratitude to God for the abundance of his provision. And second, we commemorate the incarnation of our Savior.
We do what?
Translation: Soon we will celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas. Yes, words possess the ability to simultaneously communicate and confuse, a paradox that poses a common challenge for us adults. Especially Christians.
David Staal, senior editor of Today's Children's Ministry, serves as the president of Kids Hope USA, a national non-profit organization that partners local churches with elementary schools to provide mentors for at-risk students. Prior to this assignment, David led Promiseland, the children's ministry at Willow Creek Community Church in Barrington, Illinois. David is the author of Words Kids Need to Hear (2008) and lives in Grand Haven, MI, with his wife Becky, son Scott, and daughter Erin. Interested in David speaking at your event? Click here
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