by admin | Dec 24, 2016 | Blog
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!
by admin | Dec 23, 2016 | Blog, Friday Findings
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...
by admin | Dec 22, 2016 | Blog
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...
by admin | Dec 21, 2016 | Blog, Unjargoned
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...
by admin | Dec 20, 2016 | Articles, Blog
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...