Aaron

Aaron

A husband and daddy, born, raised, educated & employed in #RVA. Director of Programming @1stThings1stRVA. Making the most of life in Our City. Views my own.

Prayer for the Week.

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Creator of the Light, The lights of this season remind us You created light. The darkness reminds us You will overcome darkness with light. This season reminds us. Help us remember. The symbols and traditions of this season remind us…

Christmas Traditions: The Living Nativity

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This is a guest post from Jacob Sahms. Jacob is husband to one, father to two, pastor to 2 churches under 1 roof, blogs at Mustard Seed Thoughts, tweets @Spider_Raven, and is managing editor at HollywoodJesus.com. I was always a wise man. Or…

Simple.

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And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was…

Share Christmas

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Ward had two choices: give Jerry what he wanted to buy for this mother let Jerry earn it and shop himself Giving seems to be the best way to celebrate the season, right? Making the boy earn it would put…

What Is Christmas All About?

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This week, we’ve taken a break from the Advent Calendar, slowed down the never-ending stream of traditions and, sadly, left a few empty days on the #ChristmasCountdown. Why? Advent can get a little busy. Check back tomorrow for Kim’s take.…

Advent Prayer for the Week

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“Yes.” You sent your Son to us, for us, with us. Will we seek Him? Honor Him? Remember Him this season? We say, “Yes,” God. Like Mary said, “Yes,” and Joseph said, “Yes,” and the shepherds and wise men said,…