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Candace Cofer
Dec 24, 20245 min read
Home for the Holidays - Part 21
The weary world rejoices - these words from the familiar Christmas hymn are ones I've held close in recent years. I gather strength from thi

Candace Cofer
Dec 17, 20245 min read
Home for the Holidays - Part 20
If you've been following along with us this Christmas, you know we're looking at the genealogy of Christ, traveling back to Genesis with Ada

Candace Cofer
Dec 10, 20245 min read
Home for the Holidays - Part 19
Christmas, though we associate with jolly music, decadent recipes, colorful packages with shiny ribbon, and celebration, is not the absence

Candace Cofer
Dec 3, 20244 min read
Home for the Holidays - Part 18
Finding the perfect Christmas tree - we consider the size, notably the height, volume of branches, spacing of branches to ensure there are n

Candace Cofer
Nov 26, 20248 min read
Home for the Holidays - Part 17
November to me is summarized most plainly and festively as "Fall-la-la-la" - the time when seasons merge, both pumpkins and maybe trees. And

Candace Cofer
Dec 19, 20234 min read
Home for the Holidays - Part 16
We’re recognizing and breaking the "Christmas story, okay got that" mentality. God's grace carries us to new understanding and reverence and

Candace Cofer
Dec 12, 20236 min read
Home for the Holidays - Part 15
How often do you think about the Roman Empire?” It may have been a trend this year, but why did Luke include one man who is never featured i

Candace Cofer
Dec 5, 20234 min read
Home for the Holidays - Part 14
Last Christmas, Will and I got to experience the story of The Polar Express retold through music and ice sculptures, but as we left, we knew

Candace Cofer
Nov 28, 20234 min read
Home for the Holidays - Part 13
How can the fun but secular tradition of Elf on the Shelf remind us of the true gift of Christmas and help us live this out with others?

Candace Cofer
Dec 22, 20224 min read
Home for the Holidays - Part 12
Life is not a Hallmark movie, but this day sure felt like one. Makes me wonder, when God thinks of the gift He gave, what does He cherish?

Candace Cofer
Dec 20, 20225 min read
Home for the Holidays - Part 11
The pressure of gift-giving can be overwhelming this time of year. How can poinsettias serve to remind us of the true meaning of Christmas?

Candace Cofer
Dec 15, 20226 min read
Home for the Holidays - Part 9
Gift giving - a tradition dating back to the very first Christmas. A closer look at how the fine details of Christmas are woven together...

Candace Cofer
Sep 20, 20227 min read
The Bible 101 - Part 16
It's been 400 years of silence between the Old Testament and the New Testament, and today we get to meet our Rescuer!

Candace Cofer
Mar 1, 20227 min read
10 Things I Learned in Winter '22
This season is marked with simplicity and yet burst with sparkles and technicolor. But mostly, love and comfort and joy and so much peace.

Candace Cofer
Dec 28, 20217 min read
One Word '21
Prayerfully choosing one word to lean into for the year - my journey of Open and how the adjective and verb form eternally changed me.

Candace Cofer
Dec 21, 20214 min read
Home for the Holidays - Part 8
How can a gingerbread house serve as a reminder of the story of Christmas? Oh, I'm glad you asked!

Candace Cofer
Dec 14, 20216 min read
Home for the Holidays - Part 7
Holiday movies, we all have our favorite stories to rewatch again and again. But there's one story that doesn't get the Hollywood attention.

Candace Cofer
Dec 7, 20214 min read
Home for the Holidays - Part 6
This time of the year, it's easy to feel lost in the to-do's, to-buy's, to-bake's, and to-wrap's. But what if we chose to be lost in wonder?

Candace Cofer
Nov 30, 20216 min read
Home for the Holidays - Part 5
One of my favorite things to do at Christmas time is read children's stories. Maybe there's more to this...

Candace Cofer
Dec 29, 20207 min read
The Unwanted Gift
Rejection or Relentless Pursuit? We all get those gifts we don't want. Maybe you got a few of them this year. If you're like me, they...
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