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While Christians are always happy to have someone praying for them, it’s easy to forget that Fido might benefit from it too.

We usually assume that threats to Christianity come from the outside--the forces of secularism, postmodernism, the sexual revolution, etc., etc.--but what about threats to Christianity from the inside? One observer , reflecting on the scandals in the church, maintains that churches have become the biggest obstacle to religion.

Christians should reject both quietism and triumphalism, says David VanDrunen. A two-kingdoms doctrine helps to keep us from falling into either of these extremes.

“Many Christian families living in Iraq and Syria are in poverty, and cannot afford proper celebrations,” said Capt. (res.) Shadi Khalloul, the head of the Israeli Christian Aramaic NGO and spokesman of the Christian Israel Defense Forces Officers Forum.

<p>The way of peace is not found in the raucous celebrations of Christmases past, or the sometimes over-commercialized events of today. The way of peace is found in living in the way Jesus taught His disciples, by following the Word of God and having a relationship with Him. This light shines in the darkness and the darkness cannot comprehend or overcome it.</p>