The story of Jesus’ birth is a strange one. It doesn’t seem strange to us modern day Christian who grew up with nativity scenes in our homes, churches, and even …
Category: Devotional
Advent: Jesus Christ the God-Man, Phil. 2:5-11
Christmas is not a time that we typically associate with suffering. It’s a time that we celebrate abundance through gifts and food. We string trees and houses with lights and …
Advent: No Better Family, Galatians 4:21-31
Long ago, God promised Abram and his wife Sarai that they would bear a son. God promised Abram that he would be the father of a great nation and that …
Advent: The True Meaning of Christmas, Galatians 4:4-7
When we rejected our Creator, our once idyllic existence crumbled into decay. We were exiled from Eden and plunged into darkness and death after we willfully rebelled against our source …
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Advent: “Jesus Became Flesh” John 1:1-18
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” The immaterial became material; something we had never seen became something we could touch and see. Concepts about God, which up …
The Virgin Birth
Why is the virgin birth so important to Christians? The Bible is full of miraculous births. In fact, without miraculous births, much of the Bible wouldn’t exist. Not only would …
Worth It All and More
If the call of Christ is too harsh or if what he requires is too much to ask, then I would venture to say that we have either never met …
Be Merry
Christmas is a time that we remember the meaningful things that give us a reason to joyfully celebrate in our current situations. Our present life is lived in a world …
The Pursuit of Beauty
“For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.” …
Advent and Yearning
As I was working on this post, a post about yearning for the second coming of Christ, I was having trouble. To be honest I have very little sense of …
