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    How To Approach The Holidays With Your Unsaved Family

      Joy to the World, it is the Holiday season! In America, the holiday season stretches all the way from Halloween time until the New Year.  That is almost three whole months of time that you have to manage family expectations for where you spend what days, who gets what gifts, and who hosts what dinners. Let’s face it. Holidays can be stressful for any family. Add in the fact that sometimes you have unsaved family that chooses to celebrate the holiday season very differently than you. This can give you a whole pile of emotional decision-making to endure! Our Family’s Story Growing up, my family barely touched Halloween at…

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    How To Be Better Prepared For The Next Time You Talk With An Unbeliever

      When Jesus left this earth to ascend back into Heaven, He left us with what is called the Great Commission. “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Ever since that time, Christians have been learning how to talk with an unbeliever about their faith.   Glimpsing The Importance Of Our Mission If you are worried that you might be the…

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    Steps To Share Your Christian Faith When You Aren’t Prepared

    *This post contains affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no cost to you if you purchase through these links. You can read our disclosure policy here. Thanks for your support of this ministry!*   Do you worry that someone is going to ask you a question about your Christian faith and you won’t know the answer?   Perhaps you avoid interacting with a person just because you know they have beliefs that differ so greatly from your own? And you know that if they find out you are a Christian, they will want to talk about why you believe that “crazy theory of a theistic being?”   Maybe you have…

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    Three Ways To Share Your Christian Faith At Halloween

      Halloween is tricky time of year for Christians. We know we are supposed to share our Christian faith at Halloween just like any other time of the year. However, as Christians, we also know we are not to condone things that are not honoring to God. Honestly, the tension and frustration can cause Christians to swing to either extreme.   Crazy Extremes Some Christians swing to full involvement and endorsement of the holiday to the point where they are not any different than anyone else in the culture in how they celebrate Halloween. Their houses are lit up with the creepiest, most violent displays. A skimpy suggestive costume to…