Have We Got It All Wrong About Christmas?
Christmas is the best time of the year, but we could enjoy it ten times better if we let go of how we think it should be, what we think is important.
Christmas is the best time of the year, but we could enjoy it ten times better if we let go of how we think it should be, what we think is important.
I realized that he probably never had a perfect birthday cake (if they even did that in those days). Even his actual birthday was far from perfect…
He had not slept since Mary had given him the news of her pregnancy. How can such a thing be?
Jolly is just another phrase for excited, joyous, or anything that exudes happiness. We are in the holiday season, but it is not so for many.
They are the messengers of God visiting human beings with the knowledge of the mind of God. In the Gospels, they are vital to the ministry of Jesus.
I allowed my fingers to trace her name. This woman was an important person in the history of our faith, and up until this morning, I had never heard of her.
Mary thought of Joseph. She protested her innocence. “How can this be, since I do not know a man?”
I thanked the Lord and kindly reminded Him of the promise He made me. I confidently assumed that we would have a girl on our next go-around.
“I am the Ghost of Christmas Present,” said the Spirit. “Look upon me!”
Her husband has regained his ability to speak and now he won’t stop. He is telling her, again, about that day at the Temple.
Nothing is worse while you are driving than being subjected to a backseat driver (who is sometimes at the front seat in the form of your spouse).
Love came down on that starry, starry night God’s extravagant love brought the gift of peace, hope, love, grace, and mercy.
Six months into Elizabeth’s pregnancy, her young cousin, Mary, came for a visit. Neighbors caught a glimpse of the older woman as Mary approached the house.
He may be trying to talk to you about something really important. Make sure you are available to hear it.
I’m not offended anymore. But it’s something that unquestionably comes when I don’t have a picture of a boy to show them.
The angel identified himself as Gabriel who stands in the presence of God. That should be enough credentials!
What we don’t realize is that, oftentimes, we become victims of financial slavery in this process, heaping on loads of debt and worry.
If our possessions crowd every inch of space in the house, garage, and rented storage space, we can still see something we do not possess and long for it.
You can’t love from a distance. You have to get close. You have to open yourself up, you have to be real, and you have to SEE people.
You came into a world as politically confusing as our world is today—yet You came and brought truth to those who heard You.
The Holy Spirit is God. He is one with the Father and the Son (Jesus). Yet, He is “God inside you.” He is always present.
In Advent, we remember. We retell the very same story every year because there isn’t a better story to tell. The gospel is the greatest story ever told.
As we begin our journey through the Christmas story we must remember that, unlike Calvary, the Incarnation is not a “once and for all” truth.
Those who know the Jesus of The Jesus Story, know better. There is a God who loves us and this was proven at the Cross.
