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“Christmas shows us the ties that bind us together, threads of love and caring, woven in the simplest and strongest way within the family.”

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Donald E. Westlake

Donald E. Westlake was an American author born on July 12, 1933, and passed away on December 31, 2008. Known for his crime and detective novels, his works have been widely appreciated by readers. more

“There are some of us who think to ourselves, 'If I had only been there! How quick I would have been to help the Baby. I would have washed His linen. How happy I would have been to go with the shepherds to see the Lord lying in the manger!' Why don't we do it now? We have Christ in our neighbor.”

Ifs Thinking Has Beens Helping Lying Christ Lord Baby Neighbor Shepherds Linen

Author:Martin Luther

“The virgin birth has never been a major stumbling block in my struggle with Christianity; it's far less mind boggling than the Power of all Creation stooping so low as to become one of us.”

Mind Christianity Struggle Creation Birth Majors Lows Block Virgins Stumbling My Struggle Stumbling Blocks Virgin Birth Mind Boggling

Book:A Stone for a Pillow: Journeys with Jacob

Source: A Stone for a Pillow: Journeys with Jacob

“God is not a God of sadness, death, etc., but the devil is. Christ is a God of joy, and so the Scriptures often say that we should rejoice ... A Christian should and must be a cheerful person.”

Should Persons Christian Joy Christ Sadness Devil Scripture Etc Rejoice Cheerful

Book:Table talk

Source: Table talk

“The Christian is joyful, not because he is blind to injustice and suffering, but because he is convinced that these, in the light of the divine sovereignty, are never ultimate. The Christian can be sad, and often is perplexed, but he is never really worried, because he knows that the purpose of God is to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.”

“Now I know that at the heart of the universe is joy.”

Knows Heart Joy Universe

Author:Paul Claudel

“We have God's joy in our blood.”

Joy Blood

Author:Frederick Buechner

“Joy comes from seeing the complete fulfillment of the specific purpose for which I was created and born again, not from successfully doing something of my own choosing.”

Joy Purpose Born My Own Seeing Fulfillment Born Again

Book:My Utmost for His Highest

Source: My Utmost for His Highest

“We are chosen for joy. However hard the Christian way, it is both in the traveling and in the goal, the way of joy.”

Way Hard Christian Joy Goal Chosen

Book:The Gospel of John

Source: The Gospel of John

“A man blessed with a good mamma and a good wife has no right to complain about anything else.”

Men Wife Blessed Complaining Good Wife

Author:Claude Pepper

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