Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...wherever in the world you live! I hear you're a chocoholic too - I won't tell a soul! Chocolate is good for the body - and God's Word is good for the soul: "O taste and see that the Lord is good...(Psalm 34:8 KJV)." So please join me for a few moments of fun, food and inspiration - it's all calorie-free (believe that and I'll sell you the Brooklyn Bridge) and might even make your day!

Bible Byte 'n Chocolate Chew for Today

"When Christmas and Crisis Meet: The Indescribable Christ!"

Daily Manna's Bible reading: Isaiah 11:2-4 (NIV)

It's Christmas everywhere.......even in the tragic scenes of unwarranted murder and madness on tonight's news wherever you live! Satan is alive and well, so it seems, and so it IS; however, the Spirit of the Lord still hovers over us all in the midst of pain, sorrow, tragedy, loss and despicable evil. He is STILL Lord......He is STILL the Christ of Christmas, and we worship Him today, "The Indescribable Christ."

God can feel the pain of suffering
when our hearts leak like a sieve.
When church-goers or mall shoppers
are denied their right to live.

Hear God whisper in the silence,
"Since I lost my only Son,
I can comfort grieving families
'til my Kingdom fully comes."

Copyright 2007 by Greg Asimakoupoulos, Mercer Island, WA.
The Partial Observer/Rhymes & Reasons

--Copyright 2008 by Peggie Bohanon, Springfield, MO.

Highlighted links:

When It Hurts at Christmas!

For comfort in this and other tragedies of life, visit The Emergency Room at Peggie's Place!

Christian comfort sites on the Web
Annie's Comfort Page

Grief Share
Help for Those Who Grieve
How Can I Live with My Loss?
"The God of All Comfort"
"How to Be with Those Who Grieve"

Inspiration Link: "Hurt to Heal" - by Peggie

"A Noah's Day Recall: Reign of Evil...Reign of God
"When Life Collapses, We Go to God's Word!"

"Kids, God and Tragedies"

"Where in the World ARE You?" . . . "God, Where ARE You?" . . . "Tragedy, Faith and Unanswerable Questions"

--Bible readings: Courtesy of "Daily Manna," International Bible Society
--IBSDirect International Bible Society's bulk Bibles/resources at discount prices.

Humor and Inspiration for Your Day - a wonderful Christian site!
Skywriting.net - humor & inspiration . . . Skywriting.net - Christian Cartoons

Once Upon a World
Unique, original audio Bible stories and podcast for children.

Pray daily for our military! View "Remember Me" - YouTube, a patriotic video.

Need Him - a place for people of all ages to find Jesus! . . . Who Is Jesus? - International Bible Society

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Chocolate-Related Devotionals by Peggie!

Chocolate De-Light! . . . The Rat, the Cat--and the Chocolate!

Confessions of a Chocoholic--by Peggie!

So Where's the Fudge? . . . Where's the Chocolate!

Other devotionals by Peggie: See The Devotional Buffet.

(With thanks and apologies to my good friend and choco-buddy, Georgia,
from whom I crooked some of these wonderful graphics, courtesy of Cute Colors Graphics. Thanks!)

Graphics credit:

Privacy Statement at Peggie's Place!
Peggie's Personal Statement of Faith . . . The Peggie's Place Story & a Mission Statement

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--It jogs around the world and around the clock--to find YOU!

This Christian home has been visited a zillion times since December 26, 1995!
Well, not quite, but there HAS been a houseful--and STILL room for one more--YOU!
The Christian Counter scans the entire site--and there's plenty of chocolate for everyone--so enjoy!

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Most of the music playing at Peggie's Place originates from Songs of Praise.
Visit their great Web site to hear beautiful tunes by many talented artists. CDs are available.

Please note: Peggie's Place is a member of the Gospel.com community, formerly known as Gospel Communications Network. At that time, my site was also known as "peggiesplace.gospelcom.net" or "gospelcom.net/peggiesplace" - those "gospelcom.net" addresses no longer work. Please update any of those old bookmarks to peggiesplace.com. See "Lost 'n Found: A Redirect at Peggie's Place" for more detail.

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Please note that while I strongly adhere to major tenets of the evangelical Christian faith, I may not personally agree with every specific doctrinal belief set forth in other Christian pages. I do want to provide a diversity of links and resource material for the entire Body of Christ to enjoy, and trust you will view it as such.

A safety tip: Internet links and material may include other links and/or material which do not reflect my Christian views or yours. Please choose wisely and use with discretion! And if you find an ugly spider hiding in a dark corner, you may smash it with a broom from my BROOM CLOSET--I hate offensive stuff too!