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A Christmas Wish for a Nonbelieving Friend

Chuck Lawless | December 24, 2024
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Hi, friend.

You and I have had such good times together. We can be apart for months at a time, but it’s as if nothing’s changed when we get together again. You can never know how grateful I am for your friendship.

How I wish, though, that I could give you these things for Christmas:

  • trust in the Bible as the Word of God
  • the joy I have in following Jesus, who is the center of the Christmas story
  • the belief that the Lord can truly change you and make you anew
  • the exhilaration of true forgiveness that God grants those who follow Him
  • freedom from sin patterns that seem to control you
  • deep rest in the night, knowing that your soul rests in God’s hands
  • excitement about how God might use you in the future

I can’t give you those things, but I can direct you to the One who can–Jesus. I long for the day when we walk together as brothers in Christ! Until then, please know that I love you, am grateful for you, and pray that Jesus will be the ultimate gift for you this Christmas.

Chuck

Editor’s note: The Tuesday articles for December 2024 are referenced in our December 1, 2024 podcast. This article was originally published at chucklawless.com

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Chuck Lawless

Director of the Center for Preaching and Pastoral Leadership

Dr. Lawless currently serves as Senior Professor of Evangelism and Missions, Dean of Doctoral Studies, and Vice-President for Spiritual Formation at Southeastern Seminary, where he holds the Richard & Gina Headrick Chair of World Missions. In addition, he serves as Team Leader for Theological Education Strategists for the International Mission Board. Dr. Lawless served as pastor of two Ohio churches prior to joining the faculty of Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY, in 1996. He received a B.S. degree from Cumberland College (now the University of the Cumberlands) and M.Div. and Ph.D. degrees from Southern Seminary. He is the author or editor of twelve works, and he has contributed several chapters to other resources. He and his wife, Pam, have been married for more than 30 years, and they reside in Wake Forest with their Aussie Shepherd, Max.

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