{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"CT Pastors","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors","author_name":"afinch@christianitytoday.com","author_url":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/author\/afinchchristianitytoday-com\/","title":"Waiting for Christmas - CT Pastors","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RIR94oOKAR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermons\/waiting-for-christmas\/\">Waiting for Christmas<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermons\/waiting-for-christmas\/embed\/#?secret=RIR94oOKAR\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Waiting for Christmas&#8221; &#8212; CT Pastors\" data-secret=\"RIR94oOKAR\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Introduction Isn&rsquo;t it so hard to wait to open your gifts? I remember when I was around 9 years old, my brother and I wanted an electric race car set? Anyone remember those? My uncle promised to buy us it and we were so excited to open the big box under the tree. When we Read more...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/12\/ogimage.png?resize=1200,628","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":628}