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Not of this World’s original name was “Misfits for Christ�
December 2009
August 2010
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January 2010 Published  on  mk2mk.org
December 2010
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October 2010
Natalie  Lloyd’s  article  “Beauty  Redefined,â€?  our  most  popular  article  to  date,  appears  in  October  issue Â
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Birthday! Thank  you! I’m so grateful for your support and readership over the
especially thankful for Elizabeth Goddard, Michaela Frantz,
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Jessica Bradshaw, and Claire Patty - they have all written
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past five years. Not of this World has been such a special part of my life and I’ve loved hearing from you. I’m
countless articles for me and encouraged me to keep going. I could not have produced this magazine for this long without them! Here’s to many more years!
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Heart of Worship:
Prepare Him Room by Michaela Frantz
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Christmas Eve, I find myself standing in church, singing Christmas carols and
gazing at the beautiful candles, thinking that I feel completely unprepared to fully celebrate the birth of my Savior and King. It’s not that I didn’t do the advent calendars and didn’t hear “Jesus is the reason for the season!” a few times, because I sure did. I think my problem is that I get so excited about all of the magical Christmas time traditions (which, let’s be honest, are rarely ever as magical as people make them out to be) that I forget to slow down and ‘prepare Him room.’ Advent, the four weeks before Christmas, used to be all about Him. Not Christmas trees, cookie baking days, a million shopping trips, ugly Christmas sweater parties, cute seasonal clothes, or holiday drinks. Now, I am definitely a fan of all of the traditions, don’t get me wrong, but, for me, those things tend to crowd out time to reflect on the significance of perfect love coming to be with me. God knew He was sending a precious piece of Himself to walk dirty roads, see sin up close, and be treated like a criminal. Yet. He still sent Jesus because He desired for us to be known and know His love and grace. Everything we have ever wanted in a romantic novel or movie and more is so evident in the Christmas story. My heart just wants to burst at the thought of such sweet love. How can I not take some time to dwell on this beautiful piece of His story? How can I not join the shepherds, angels, and wise men at the manger to adore the tiny baby whose birth changed everything? This year, I want my December to look like the picture on the right, not the left. I want to be full of joy and hope because of the Christmas story first and foremost. Then, because my heart is in the right place, I will be able to enjoy the other little things so much more. I will see family and presents and cookies as His gifts to me, not things that have to be perfect in order to make me happy. So what about you? Will you join me in preparing Him room in our hearts? Come, let us adore Him!
Christmas Devotional Archive
Appreciating the Christmas Story
A Christmas Challenge
Slow Down
Holding the Christmas S p i r i t To o T i g h t l y
The Christmas Story: Obedience
The Christmas Story: Worship
The Christmas Story: Giving
The Christmas Story: Serving
The Christmas Story: Action
Celebrating 5 wonderful years!
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