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Now here's today's news, discerned differently.

Imagine getting a phone call today that someone had paid off your medical and car debt,

completely, with no strings attached.

That's what happened to 8,000 people recently.

Dave Ramsey is known to most of us as the host of the Dave Ramsey Show,

which is heard by more than 16 million listeners each week.

He is a personal finance expert and seven-time number one bestselling author.

Since 1992, he has been helping people regain control of their money, build wealth,

and enhance their lives. As he explained in a recent article, I always tell my team that we are

blessed for one reason, and that is so we can be a blessing to others. So his company bought

medical and car debt totaling $10 million from two private debt collection companies,

and completely forgave it. He reports that every Ramsey Solutions team member

got to make phone calls and deliver the good news. Ramsey anticipates our question,

why the heck would anyone scoop up $10 million worth of debt and pay it off just like that?

Here's his explanation. Well, the answer is simple, to show the love of Jesus Christ.

You see, this whole completely forgiving a debt thing has been done before, by him.

No other gift could compare to that one, but we felt this was one small way we could continue to pass on that love.

Yesterday, we explored the fact that Christmas is still relevant today because Christ is still

relevant today. Now let's build on Dave Ramsey's statement by focusing on one very practical

consequence of Christmas for our souls and

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