Christmas Break

Christmas Break

In light of Christmas, we will not be posting anything during the week that follows. May the Lord give you a wonderful holiday and may you have many opportunities to point others toward the Christ Whose birth we celebrate. Merry Christmas!
Friday Findings—December 23

Friday Findings—December 23

Are You Bored with Christ at Christmas? “It’s possible to become so familiar with Jesus that we know him as a Sunday school answer rather than a mind-blowingly great, heart-meltingly beautiful Lord, who makes his claim upon our lives, to whom we owe everything, who...
Charles Wesley… Yet Speaking

Charles Wesley… Yet Speaking

I. Hark how all the welkin* rings, “Glory to the King of kings, Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!” II. Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the skies; Universal Nature, say, “Christ the Lord is born to-day!” III. Christ, by...
Herod the “Great”

Herod the “Great”

There are a bewildering number of “Herods” who make an appearance in the pages of the New Testament—keeping them all straight can be a challenge! Herod, somewhat miss-titled the “Great,” is the first to be mentioned and the ancestor of all of the others. Born around...
The Gift that Changes Lives

The Gift that Changes Lives

The Christmas season offers many opportunities to turn the conversation towards the significance of the One Whom so many claim to be celebrating. This is a lightly edited version of a brief gospel tract I wrote some time ago entitled “The Gift that Changes Lives.” My...