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Goodnight Jesus 2 store.ancientfaith.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Dear Friends, Ancient Faith Christmas Cards 3–5 On behalf of everyone here at Ancient Faith, we are delighted to bring into your homes, bookstores, and churches this 2017 Christmas Christmas OrnamentsNancy’s letter 6–8 Catalog. Selections for a Family Christmas 9 Please take time to browse through our beautiful line of Nativity greeting cards, numerous delightful ornaments and gift ideas, icons 2018 Icon Calendar 10 and altar supplies with which to enhance prayer life throughout our Books for Youth 11–18, 22, 23, 27, 28 homes, and music to soothe the soul year round. And, especially, we ask that you take time to review our published works, both old Books for Adults 19–21, 24–27 and new titles, whose authors and illustrators, by God’s grace, have worked tirelessly to prepare for our spiritual enrichment. 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