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Day 21 - Reflect: Are you ready?
It's the final countdown. 5 days to go! Are you ready? 20 days ago, we started a journey. Much like the Wise Men, the Shepherds, and all tho

Josh Barker
Dec 21, 20191 min read
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Day 20 - Mary, Do Not Fear
I can't imagine how it must have felt to be an unwed teenager and to receive news of pregnancy and not only that, but that you would be bear

Josh Barker
Dec 20, 20192 min read
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Day 19 - Humble Pie
I turn to the bible verse I have chosen today and it hits me square on. I know I am tired and so more emotional than usual but even still.

Josh Barker
Dec 19, 20192 min read
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Day 18 - Shine!
"4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome...

Josh Barker
Dec 18, 20192 min read
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Day 17 - Give abundantly
Have you ever counted the cost? What do I mean? Have you ever thought that you will help do something with the expectation of something in

Josh Barker
Dec 17, 20192 min read
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Day 16 - Fully Adopted
I really don’t like running. Like really really don't like running. Never have done and never will. Let me take you back 11 years ago...

Josh Barker
Dec 16, 20192 min read
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Day 15 - Peace in Christ
Going into that room, I was absolutely petrified. I sat down and took a deep breath. An unexplained calmness came over me. I sat there and

Josh Barker
Dec 15, 20192 min read
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Day 14 - Share your Story
When was the last time you talked about your faith? I don't mean about what God did in your life years ago in a testimony time at Church.

Josh Barker
Dec 14, 20192 min read
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Day 13 - How green are you?
"7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8 He sent them to Bethlehem and...

Josh Barker
Dec 13, 20193 min read
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Day 12 - Above all, Love
If there is one thing that is clearer than ever - the world needs Christ. Beacons of light in a world of darkness.

Josh Barker
Dec 12, 20192 min read
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Day 11 - Just Believe
Christmas Eve in the Barker household has always been a special time. One of the many traditions we have is watching the film "The Polar Exp

Josh Barker
Dec 11, 20192 min read
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Day 10 - Did you look with your eyes open?
In these verses of John we see the love of God expressed in human terms. Yet we didn't see Him. I wonder were we looking with our eyes open?

Josh Barker
Dec 10, 20192 min read
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Day 9 - The Perfect Gift
The thing I love most about Christmas morning, is being able to share my love for my family by giving them gifts that are meaningful

Josh Barker
Dec 9, 20192 min read
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Day 8 - Against the Odds - Hope in Christ
Five years ago, my life changed forever. After having surgery on my hip, and practically making a full recovery, I experienced searing pain.

Josh Barker
Dec 8, 20193 min read
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Day 7 - No Fear (Snowman Edition)
One day, Mr Snowman, who lived at Barker Cottage, was minding his own business when suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw something

Josh Barker
Dec 7, 20192 min read
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Day 6 - Blink and you'll miss it
Blink and you'll miss it. One of life's inevitability's is that time moves forward. It waits for no one. As the years go by, it seems to get

Josh Barker
Dec 6, 20192 min read
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Day 5 - Foolish, Justified - You are Loved
Two things; Foolish, Justified. Two words that usually don't go together. Yet there they are side-by-side (pretty much) in the Bible.

Josh Barker
Dec 5, 20192 min read
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Day 4 - God-work is for life, not just Christmas
As a soldier in The Salvation Army, I wear a uniform with two 'S's on the lapels which stand for 'Saved to Serve'.

Josh Barker
Dec 4, 20192 min read
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Day 3 - What's in a name?
How many of you as parents have spent a long time trying to decide their child's name? I would hazard a guess that a fair few hours

Josh Barker
Dec 3, 20192 min read
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Day 2 - Sounds like Christmas
If you are anything like me, then Christmas songs and carols will have been entering your thoughts, hums, and whistles since about September

Josh Barker
Dec 2, 20192 min read
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