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December 9, 2024 advent•printable•Uncategorized

All Good Things: Christmas Printable Resources Round-up

You know I love a good printable resource, whether it’s for my own family or for teaching Sunday school or Bible study, so today I’m sharing some Christmas resources I liked. Some are free and some are for sale (marked with $). Things you can find on my website: Joy to the World Coloring Page (free) The Greatest Gifts Printable Box to color (free) 25 Days of Advent Joy Printable Set ($10-15) Printable Christmas Cards to color ($5) Historically...
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December 15, 2022 advent•Uncategorized•waiting

The Question I’m Asking These Days

“God, how are you going to do this?” I felt like I have faced the impossible this year and seen God move in miraculous ways. Yet even now, there are situations big and small that seem impossible. I can’t control them. I can’t fix them. A while ago, I was reading through Luke and noticed the two passages below right next to each other in the account of the events before Jesus’ birth (I am highlighting the parts that...

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December 4, 2020 advent•all good things•books that shape me•Uncategorized

All Good Things: December year-end wrap-up

First of all, HAPPY ADVENT SEASON! I hope that you have found doable ways to enter in and celebrate Jesus and all that He brings. I have done a wrap-up of Advent resources in previous years if you’re still looking for help: Advent Resources 2019Advent Resources 2018Advent Activities 2016Joy to the World Coloring PageGiving Art for Christmas (free and for purchase) As this wildest (and most difficult) ride of a year comes to a close, I am closing out...

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November 25, 2019 advent•christmas•featured

Prepare Him Room: Advent & Christmas Resources for your Family

Advent starts this coming Sunday, and friends, I’m not ready. My mind is in a million places. But you know what?  That is exactly why the church celebrates seasons–to prepare Him room. To orient our hearts back to eternal matters. I need the month to prepare my heart to celebrate the momentous coming of our Immanuel. I need the month to settle my mind on Him in all His worthiness, joy, and glory.  I won’t do it perfectly or...

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November 16, 2018 advent•christmas•featured

Seeking Advent Joy + a few simple resources to help

I can feel it even now. The busyness creeping in as my day planner pages run out: Christmas plays, parties, the gift lists I need to make, the pretty new wreath I imagine for my front door to let everyone know there’s joy inside. My brain begins to spin and it’s so tempting to absorb and manage every bit of information at my fingertips. This, combined with a tendency towards gloom in the winter months, is my recipe for...

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December 2, 2016 advent•christmas

Simple and fun things I want to try with my kids this advent

Eek! It’s been another year of blogging and I’m excited to share this last post!  So I mentioned that I am taking December off. I did this last year on the advice of another business owner and it was such a blessing. We need the time to rest and fully celebrate this great thing that God has done for us (and all of humanity).  I am not a baker and I don’t go all-out with Christmas decorating. My son...

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On Substack today: how the testimony of women book On Substack today: how the testimony of women bookends the Gospel story--from Mary to Mary Magdalene. Plus, New Testament scholar Richard Bauckham's book on how the Gospel writers relied on eyewitness testimony. Does this matter for women today? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Artwork Edward Middleton Manigault (1887-1922), Christ Appearing to Mary (1910).

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In my Friday newsletter: celebrating Black History In my Friday newsletter: celebrating Black History Month with the story of the song, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," and its author, James Weldon Johnson. Weldon's career is incredibly impressive, and the song is timeless and inspiring. I think you'll be encouraged! 

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If you sign up for my newsletter, you can receive all my posts in your inbox. Sign up on my website at www.marydeandraws.com or by finding me on Substack. You don't have to get the Substack app to read my posts, but it's easy to use, and you can listen to any of the stories with the playback feature
Here's what I'm talking about in this week's Frida Here's what I'm talking about in this week's Friday newsletter:

🖤 overwhelem with news, snow, life
🖤 curated collections of my free coloring pages just for you
🖤 Bible study updates--Simeon and Anna + the next study 
🖤 postcard restock, studio originsals sale, and calendar sale!

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If you sign up for my newsletter, you can receive all my posts in your inbox. Sign up on my website at www.marydeandraws.com or by finding me on Substack. You don't have to get the Substack app to read my posts, but it's easy to use, and you can listen to any of the stories with the playback feature.
Study of Luke 2:21-40/Jesus presented at the Templ Study of Luke 2:21-40/Jesus presented at the Temple posted on Substack today. You can learn about the following:
🖤 Rembrandt's two portraits of the main characters 
🖤 Was Anna being from the tribe of Asher significant?
🖤 Jean Jouvenet's haunting and holy painting of the scene
🖤 Includes discussion questions, and for subscribers, a coloring page! 

Read the study here:
https://marydeandraws.substack.com/p/the-gospel-of-luke-eyewitnesses-to-edf

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