John McWhirter-Whitlock (South Australia, Australia)
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Sign Up TodayTo us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. - Isaiah 9:6 (NIV)
Celebrating Christmas as Jesus’ birthday has always helped me to remember God’s love for us. However, the birth of our first son, Peter, gave Christmas new meaning for me. My wife, Rosie, was about two weeks overdue, so she was asked to come to the hospital on the morning of...
Jesus came into the world as a baby just like I did.
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I join many of those who will pray for you as you seek to discern what you are called to be at this moment. May God grant you the courage to fulfill that calling. May we all open our eyes and see the misery, open our ears and hear the cries of God’s people, and, like God through the Lord Jesus Christ, be incarnate amongst them.”
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