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Merry Christmas

4forFRIDAY December 25, 2020

I love to share good reads, learnings, listens, and reviews with friends and followers. So, thanks for joining me on my 4forFRIDAY BLOG. Each week, the 4forFRIDAY offers recommended Reads, Listens, Learnings, and Reviews, only for your enjoyment. Thanks Again!

A Christmas Special you will LOVE! Christmas in Sugar Hill

Over the 40 minutes during “Christmas in Sugar Hill,” you will enjoy music and encouraging words, including the answer to this question; “Why a Baby?” The music and settings are so quaint. Save it for Christmas Eve, or share it anytime through Christmas Week. It will drop on Monday, December 21, 2020, and remain available for you to stream through the Saturday following Christmas.

Wow this is SO GOOD: Pancake Bread from Trader Joe’s

Looking for a holiday snack? The Pancake Bread from Trader Joe’s is amazing. Sweet, delectable goodness awaits you! PROMISE!

An Awesome Shrimp Po-Boy: Eating Americana

It looks like a dumpy mom and pop joint…and it is. But the secret is a popular chef creates great comfort food. Try the grilled cheese and tomato basil soup! The shrimp po-boy was absolutely amazing! We have been back a couple of times. Sooooo Goooood!

A Really Good Read: 10 Scriptures to Read this Christmas from Crossway Publishers

Read these familiar passages about God’s plan manifested through Christ in these verses and commentary adapted from the ESV Study Bible, and let your heart be awed by God’s perfect plan to redeem his people.

A Quote from William Sloane Coffin

“Of God’s love we can say two things: it is poured out universally for everyone from the Pope to the loneliest wino on the planet and secondly, God’s love doesn’t seek value, it creates value. It is not because we have value that we are loved, but because we are loved that we have value. Our value is a gift, not an achievement.”

My Spiritual Journals, Power Routines are now available at the Sugar Hill Church Store and Amazon. Instigating the habits of Gratitude, Scripture Reading, Journaling, and Guided Prayer is a powerful way to CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF YOUR LIFE! Pick up your copies of POWER ROUTINES at Sugar Hill Church or Amazon.

The Weekday Podcast is a 5 minutes/day, 5 days/week Cup of Encouragement, straight from the Scriptures. New episodes are available Monday – Friday on the Sugar Hill Church APP or at WeekdayPodcast.com

Make plans now to join me at Sugar Hill Church for one of three Christmas Eve Worship Gatherings. Candlelight Services at 3:00pm and 5:00pm. Candlelight Communion at 11:00 PM

Merry Christmas, A-Chuck

4forFRIDAY with AChuckAllen

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4forFRIDAY December 18, 2020

I love to share good reads, learnings, listens, and reviews with friends and followers. So, thanks for joining me on my 4forFRIDAY BLOG. Each week, the 4forFRIDAY offers recommended Reads, Listens, Learnings, and Reviews, only for your enjoyment. Thanks Again!

A Christmas Special you will LOVE! Christmas in Sugar Hill

Over the 43 minutes during “Christmas in Sugar Hill,” you will enjoy music and encouraging words, including the answer to this question; “Why a Baby?” The music and settings are so quaint. Save it for Christmas Eve, or share it anytime through Christmas Week. It will drop on Monday, December 21, 2020, and remain available for you to stream through the Saturday following Christmas.

A Quirky, but Great Series from Netflix: The Queen’s Gambit

This is not about a queen, the crown, or the royal family. This is a fictional story of a young lady that is a chess prodigy and her odd
life as an orphan, then a world champion chess player.
I think you’ll like it. Beware of language.

Another Fun Read from Clive Cussler: Odessa Sea

This is a great, fast-paced read that will keep you engaged from the first page. Dirk Pitt, the director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, is on the Black Sea, helping to locate a lost Ottoman shipwreck when he responds to an urgent Mayday—“Under attack!”—from a nearby freighter. But when he and his colleague Al Giordino arrive, there is nobody there. Just dead bodies and a smell of sulfur in the air. As Pitt and Giordino explore, a blast from the stern scuttles the ship swiftly, almost taking them with it. 

A Great App that Feeds You Great Reads: MEDIUM

I love this app. It’s totally worth the in-app purchase. I use it every day and find articles of great value, every day!

BONUS! A Great Article from Nathaniel Thomas Mcgill; Read This!

Here is a teaser: People say they want justice, but then they don’t want Jesus. They say they want peace but don’t want Jesus. They want hope but don’t want Jesus. Great Word, NATE!

A Quote from Harold L. Senkbeil

“Most of us were taught that God would love us if and when we change. In fact, God loves you so that you can change. What empowers change, what makes you desirous of change is the “When calamity strikes, you can count on God—not because you feel close to him, but because he remains close to you.” He encourages us, “In life’s tight spots, focus not on your faith, but on God’s faithfulness. Look not at your promises to him, but his loving promises to you in his Son. Rest assured, those promises include your name.” of love. It is that inherent experience of love that becomes the engine of change.”

My Spiritual Journals, Power Routines are now available at the Sugar Hill Church Store and Amazon. Instigating the habits of Gratitude, Scripture Reading, Journaling, and Guided Prayer is a powerful way to CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF YOUR LIFE! Pick up your copies of POWER ROUTINES at Sugar Hill Church or Amazon.

The Weekday Podcast is a 5 minutes/day, 5 days/week Cup of Encouragement, straight from the Scriptures. New episodes are available Monday – Friday on the Sugar Hill Church APP or at WeekdayPodcast.com

Make plans now to join me at Sugar Hill Church for one of three Christmas Eve Worship Gatherings. Candlelight Services at 3:00pm and 5:00pm. Candlelight Communion at 11:00 PM

Go in Peace, AChuck

Advent Meditation

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Thanks so much for joining me for today’s Advent Meditation. This is my seventh meditation and I trust you will be encouraged as you watch and listen.

Psalm 23 (NLT)
The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need.
He lets me rest in green meadows;
he leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength.
He guides me along the right paths, bringing honor to his name.
Even when I walk through the darkest valley,
I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.
You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies.
You honor me by anointing my head with oil.
My cup overflows with blessings.
Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.
Advent Meditation 2020

Go in Peace, AChuck

4forFRIDAY with Chuck Allen

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4forFRIDAY December 11, 2020

I love to share good reads, learnings, listens, and reviews with friends and followers. So, thanks for joining me on my 4forFRIDAY BLOG. Each week, the 4forFRIDAY offers recommended Reads, Listens, Learnings, and Reviews, only for your enjoyment. Thanks Again!

A Wonderful Advent Devotion:Messages of Joy

I am really enjoying these brief daily Advent devotions and I think you will as well. The rich yet uncomplicated daily reflections in Messages of Joy for Advent and Christmas 2020 will guide you from the first Sunday of Advent through Epiphany. With practical, everyday wisdom, Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran will help you pray for the gift of joy and prepare your heart and soul for the gift of Christ’s birth.

Another fun Novel from Brad Thor: Spy Master

This is another nail-biter from Thor. Across Europe, a secret organization has begun attacking diplomats. Back in the United States, a foreign ally demands the identity of a highly placed covert asset. In the balance hang the ingredients for all-out war. With his mentor out of the game, counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath must take on the role he has spent his career avoiding. But, as with everything else he does, he intends to rewrite the rules—all of them.

My Favorite Christmas Song this Year: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day by Echosmith

I absolutely cannot stop listening to this song by Echosmith. I’ve heard this classic carol hundreds of times, but this sounds fresh. I think you will enjoy it!

A Helpful Ointment for Fellow Dry Sin Sufferers: Icy/Hot

This is the only ointment that gives me daytime relief and a break from my shoulder pain. I almost didn’t try it because of Shaq’s bad commercial endorsing it, but I tried it during my recent trip to Mexico, and it really helped!

A Quote from Richard Rohr

“Most of us were taught that God would love us if and when we change. In fact, God loves you so that you can change. What empowers change, what makes you desirous of change is the experience of love. It is that inherent experience of love that becomes the engine of change.”

My Spiritual Journals, Power Routines are now available at the Sugar Hill Church Store and Amazon. Instigating the habits of Gratitude, Scripture Reading, Journaling, and Guided Prayer is a powerful way to CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF YOUR LIFE! Pick up your copies of POWER ROUTINES at Sugar Hill Church or Amazon.

The Weekday Podcast is a 5 minutes/day, 5 days/week Cup of Encouragement, straight from the Scriptures. New episodes are available Monday – Friday on the Sugar Hill Church APP or at WeekdayPodcast.com

Make plans now to join me at Sugar Hill Church for one of three Christmas Eve Worship Gatherings. Candlelight Services at 3:00pm and 5:00pm. Candlelight Communion at 11:00PM

Go in Peace, AChuck

Mary Did Know!

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Advent Meditation #4

Mary did you know
That your Baby Boy would one day walk on water?
Mary did you know
That your Baby Boy would save our sons and daughters?
Did you know
That your Baby Boy has come to make you new?
This Child that you delivered will soon deliver you.
Mary did you know
That your Baby Boy will give sight to a blind man?
Mary did you know
That your Baby Boy will calm the storm with His hand?
Did you know
That your Baby Boy has walked where angels trod?
When you kiss your little Baby, you kissed the face of God?
Oh, Mary, did you know, ooh
The blind will see – The deaf will hear
The dead will live again – The lame will leap
The dumb will speak – The praises of The Lamb
Mary did you know
That your Baby Boy is Lord of all creation?
Mary did you know
That your Baby Boy would one day rule the nations?
Did you know
That your Baby Boy is heaven’s perfect Lamb?
The sleeping Child you’re holding is the great; I Am

Advent Meditation Number 4

Go in Peace Today,
AChuck

Advent Meditation Day 3

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Psalm 27:14

Wait patiently for the Lord.
    Be brave and courageous.
    Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.

We all struggle as we attempt to wait on the Lord, but the adage is true; Good things come to those that wait. In this case, it is a matter of timing, not time. The Creator doesn’t fit into our neat and tidy planners and digital calendars. He creates His own timing, and in His perfect timing, He will answer your pleas with grace and mercy. Always for your best and His glory.

Go in Peace, Chuck

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