Merge Magazine - Winter 2014
Merge Magazine - Winter 2014
Merge Magazine - Winter 2014
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Refuge—A Safe Place for Teens<br />
Christmas <strong>2014</strong>:<br />
Jesus, Welcome To Our World!<br />
✕❛✈❡ 2♦✟ ❤❡❛ ❧ ✠❤❛✞ ✂✎ ❤❛✑✑❡✄✂✄❣ ♦✄<br />
✞♦ ✞❛✒❡ ✂✎✒✎ ✞♦ ❤❡☎✑ ✞❤❡✂ ☛ ✂❡✄❧✎<br />
✆♦✝❡ ✞♦ ✒✄♦✠ ✕✂✝ ✞♦♦✳ ☞♦❧ ✂✎<br />
❲❡❧✄❡✎❧❛2 ✄✂❣❤✞✎ ✠✂✞❤ ✢❡☛✟❣❡✓<br />
❲❡☎✆♦✝❡ ✞♦ ♦✟ ✠♦ ☎❧✡ ❚❤❡ ✂✄✆❛ ✄❛✞✂♦✄<br />
♦☛ ☞♦❧ ✌✍❡✂✄❣ ✍♦ ✄ ✂✄ ✞❤❡ ♥❡✎❤✏ ✂✎<br />
❧♦✂✄❣ ❛✝❛✁✂✄❣ ✞❤✂✄❣✎ ✞❤ ♦✟❣❤ ✞❤❡<br />
♦✄❡ ♦☛ ✞❤❡ ❣ ❡❛✞❡✎✞ ✠♦✄❧❡ ✎ ♦☛ ✞❤❡<br />
❲❡ ✠❛✄✞ ✞♦ ✑ ❛✂✎❡ ❏❡✎✟✎ ✞❤❛✞ ✢❡☛✟❣❡<br />
✞❡❡✄❛❣❡ ✎ ❛✞ ✤✂ ✎✞ ✐✟✞❤❡ ❛✄ ❛✄❧ ✞❤❛✞ ✂✎<br />
✎♦✝❡✞❤✂✄❣ ✞♦ ✆❡☎❡✍ ❛✞❡✡<br />
❤❛✎ ✆♦✄✞✂✄✟❡❧ ✞♦ ❣ ♦✠ ✂✄✞♦ ❛ ✎❛☛❡ ✑☎❛✆❡<br />
❈❤ ✂✎✞✂❛✄ ☛❛✂✞❤✡ ❲❤2 ✠♦✟☎❧ ☞♦❧ ✎✞❡✑<br />
☛♦ ✞❡❡✄✎ ✞♦ ✆♦✝❡ ✞♦ ✒✄♦✠ ❏❡✎✟✎✳ ✣✈❡ 2<br />
♦✟✞ ♦☛ ✞❤❡ ✑❡ ☛❡✆✞✂♦✄ ♦☛ ❤✂✎ ❤♦☎2 ❛✄❧<br />
❤❡❛✈❡✄☎2 ☎✂☛❡✱ ✂✄ ♦ ❧❡ ✞♦ ✠❛☎✒ ✂✄ ✞❤❡<br />
❙✞✟❧❡✄✞✎ ❛✄❧ ☛ ✂❡✄❧✎ ❛ ❡ ❛☎✠❛2✎<br />
❲❡❧✄❡✎❧❛2 ✄✂❣❤✞✱ ✠❡➆✈❡ ❤❛❧ ✞♦ ✎❡✞ ✟✑<br />
❡1✞ ❛ ✆❤❛✂ ✎ ✍❡✆❛✟✎❡ ♦☛ ✞❤❡ ❛✝♦✟✄✞ ♦☛<br />
❧✂ ✞ ♦☛ ♦✟ ❡❛☎✂✞2✓ ❚❤❡ ❡ ✂✎ ♦✄☎2 ♦✄❡<br />
✠❡☎✆♦✝❡ ❛✞ ✢❡☛✟❣❡ ☛ ♦✝ ✻✦✧★✩✪✦✧★<br />
✞❡❡✄✎ ✞❤❛✞ ❛ ❡ ✎❤♦✠✂✄❣ ✟✑✡<br />
✑✳✝✳ ❲❡ ❤♦✑❡ ✞♦ ✎❡❡ 2♦✟ ✞❤❡ ❡✡<br />
❡❛✎♦✄✔ ☛♦ ☎♦✈❡✳ ✕❡ ❧✂❧ ✂✞ ♦✟✞ ♦☛ ☎♦✈❡<br />
☛♦ 2♦✟✡<br />
✗✎ ☎❡❛❧❡ ✎✱ ✠❡ ❛ ❡ ✎♦ ✑ ♦✟❧ ♦☛ ♦✟<br />
✩✤✐❈ ❙✞✟❧❡✄✞ ✥✂✄✂✎✞ 2 ✐❡❛❧❡ ✎❤✂✑<br />
✞❡❡✄✎➆ ☎♦✈❡ ☛♦ ❈❤ ✂✎✞ ❛✄❧ ✠✂☎☎✂✄❣✄❡✎✎<br />
✖✄ ✞❤❡ ❈❤ ✂✎✞✝❛✎ ✎❡❛✎♦✄✱ ✂✞ ✎❡❡✝✎ ☎✂✒❡<br />
✠❡ ❡1✑❡ ✂❡✄✆❡ ✞❤❡ ❡1✞ ❡✝❡✎ ♦☛ ✠❤❛✞<br />
✂✞ ✝❡❛✄✎ ✞♦ ✍❡ ❤✟✝❛✄✳ ❲❡ ❡1✑❡ ✂❡✄✆❡<br />
✞❤❡ ✍❡❛✟✞2 ♦☛ ❣❡✄❡ ♦✎✂✞2 ❛✄❧ ❣♦♦❧<br />
✠✂☎☎✳ ✗✞ ✞❤❡ ✎❛✝❡ ✞✂✝❡✱ ✠❡ ❡1✑❡ ✂❡✄✆❡<br />
✑♦✈❡ ✞2✱ ✞❤❡ ✟❧❡✄❡✎✎ ♦☛ ❣ ❡❡❧✱ ❛✄❧<br />
☎♦✄❡☎✂✄❡✎✎✳ ❚❤♦✎❡ ✞❤✂✄❣✎ ✞❤❛✞ ✎❡✞ ♦t ✞❤❡<br />
✍❡❛✟✞2 ♦☛ ✞❤❡ ✍☎❡✎✎✂✄❣✎ ✂✄ ☎✂☛❡ ❛☎✎♦ ✑✟✞<br />
✂✄✞♦ ✎✞❛ ✒ ✆♦✄✞ ❛✎✞ ✞❤❡ ➅❤❛✈❡ ✄♦✞✎➆ ✞❤❛✞<br />
✠❡ ❡1✑❡ ✂❡✄✆❡✳ ❚❤❛✞ ✂✎ ✠❤2 ✂✞ ✂✎ ✎✟✆❤<br />
❛ ✠♦✄❧❡ ☛✟☎✱ ✍❡❛✟✞✂☛✟☎ ✍☎❡✎✎✂✄❣ ✞❤❛✞<br />
❏❡✎✟✎ ✆❤♦✎❡ ✞♦ ❡✄✞❡ ✄♦✞ ✂✄✞♦ ❛ ✑❡ ☛❡✆✞<br />
✠♦ ☎❧✱ ✍✟✞ ✂✄✞♦ ♦✟ ✍ ♦✒❡✄ ♦✄❡✳<br />
❇♦ ✄ ✂✄✞♦ ❛ ✍❛ ✄✱ ☛❛ ☛ ♦✝ ❤♦✝❡✱<br />
✠✂✞❤♦✟✞ ❛✄2 ❡❛ ✞❤☎2 ❤❡☎✑✱ ❏❡✎✟✎ ❡✄✞❡ ❡❧<br />
✞❤❡ ✠♦ ☎❧ ✂✄ ✑♦✈❡ ✞2✱ ✂✄ ♦ ❧❡ ✞♦ ❣✂✈❡ ✟✎<br />
✞❤❡ ✂✆❤❡✎✞ ♦☛ ❛☎☎ ✍☎❡✎✎✂✄❣✎✔ ❛✄ ❡✞❡ ✄❛☎<br />
☛✟✞✟ ❡ ✠✂✞❤ ❤✂✝✱ ❛✄❧ ✞❤❡ ✂✆❤✄❡✎✎ ♦☛ ❤✂✎<br />
✑ ❡✎❡✄✆❡ ✠✂✞❤ ✟✎ ✄♦✠✡ ❈♦✝❡ ✠❡☎✆♦✝❡<br />
❏❡✎✟✎ ✞♦ ♦✟ ✠♦ ☎❧✱ ❛✄❧ ✂✄✞♦ 2♦✟<br />
✑ ❡✎❡✄✞ ❡❛☎✂✞2 ✞❤✂✎ ❈❤ ✂✎✞✝❛✎ ❛✎ ✠❡<br />
✠♦ ✎❤✂✑ ✞♦❣❡✞❤❡ ✳<br />
❆❞✘✙✚✛✜<br />
✻ ■ ✥❡ ❣❡ ✥❛❣❛✁✂✄❡