Category Archives: Christian

December 22, 2012

Posted on December 24, 2012 by jgarrott

Philippians 2:5 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus. Attitude is enormously important. Just ask any pilot! In flying, attitude is whether the nose of the plane is pointed up or down, and that really isn’t … Continue reading →

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December 21, 2012

Posted on December 24, 2012 by jgarrott

John 1:12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. This is at the very core of the proclamation of the Gospel. We can get all … Continue reading →

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December 20, 2012

Posted on December 21, 2012 by jgarrott

Matthew 1:21 “She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” In English today we pay little attention to the actual meaning of names, … Continue reading →

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December 19, 2012

Posted on December 21, 2012 by jgarrott

Luke 1:76-79 “And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness … Continue reading →

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December 18. 2012

Posted on December 21, 2012 by jgarrott

Luke 1:59-60 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah, but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.” This little exchange … Continue reading →

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December 17, 2012

Posted on December 18, 2012 by jgarrott

Luke 1:45 “Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!” This verse has always grabbed me, because it is so true. In Japanese it is even stronger than in English, because … Continue reading →

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December 16, 2012

Posted on December 18, 2012 by jgarrott

Luke 1:37-38 “For nothing is impossible with God.” “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it be to me as you have said.” Then the angel left her. What the angel said to Mary was not unique to this … Continue reading →

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December 15, 2012

Posted on December 18, 2012 by jgarrott

Luke 1:17 “And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous – to make ready … Continue reading →

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December 14, 2012

Posted on December 15, 2012 by jgarrott

Zechariah 9:12 Return to your fortress, O prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you. This is one place where I prefer the English to the Japanese, though the Japanese seems quite … Continue reading →

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December 13, 2012

Posted on December 15, 2012 by jgarrott

Micah 5:2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” It has … Continue reading →

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