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<\/a><\/span>We were with our kids recently, and they reminded me that one of their favorite Jesus Creed posts in previous years is when I offer a gift to a reader who guesses what is in my \u201cto Scot from Scot\u201d gift that I put under our Christmas tree.<\/p>\nEvery year I buy myself something and wrap it up and put it under the tree. The upside of this, of course, is that I get what I want. The downside is that it\u2019s a surprise to everyone but me. This year I bought myself something and I\u2019m offering the Jesus Creed readers an opportunity to guess what I bought.<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s in this bag. What do you think it is?<\/div>\n
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Guesses will be accepted until Friday at 5pm Central Time, at which time I\u2019ll announce the winner and the winner will be given a gift:<\/div>\n
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A bag of Intelligentsia Black Cat coffee beans<\/b>.<\/div>\n
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You can guess more than once, but keep it under control.
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