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...
by admin | Dec 19, 2016 | And I Quote..., Blog
[W]hen we give each other Christmas gifts in His name, let us remember that He has given us the sun and the moon and the stars, and the earth with its forests and mountains and oceans—and all that lives and move upon them. He has given us all green things and...
by admin | Dec 17, 2016 | Blog, Book of the Month
I don’t know about you, but I have greatly enjoyed the first year of our book-of-the-month club. The books have been helpful, the discussions have been stimulating and the cookies have been amazing. These are the books we read through this year. It is pretty amazing...
by admin | Dec 16, 2016 | Blog, Friday Findings
Christian Women Don’t Always Submit “I am convinced that many of us women have a submission problem. A giant submission problem. But it isn’t mainly that we won’t submit to our husbands — it’s that we won’t stop submitting to the world. The biggest problem with women...
