There’s a song in the air!There’s a star in the sky!There’s a mother’s deep prayerand a baby’s low cry!And the star rains its firewhile the beautiful sing,for the manger of Bethlehemcradles a King! There’s a tumult of joyo’er the wonderful birth,for the virgin’s sweet boyis the Lord of the earth.Ay! the star rains its firewhile…
He brought me into his kingdom and is teaching me to seek his kingdom first and to pray, “your kingdom come!” Rescued … This passage in Colossians is a favorite of mine: For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom…
I saw this poem online some years ago. It reminds me of the need for quiet and stillness. How else will we prepare for Advent? “If, as Herod,We fill our lives with things,and again with things;If we consider ourselves so importantThat we must fill every momentof our lives,When will we have timeTo make the long,…
Advent and Christmas – are they different? How are you preparing for the coming holiday season? You might not notice a difference between Advent and Christmas in the North American evangelical church. In liturgical churches, the differences are often distinct. So what is Advent? Advent – anticipating Christ’s coming The liturgical church year begins with…
This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiahthe son of David, the son of Abraham:Abraham was the father of Isaac,Isaac the father of Jacob,Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,Perez the father of Hezron,Hezron the father of Ram,Ram the father of Amminadab,Amminadab the father of Nahshon,Nahshon the…
I rarely refer to Christmas as Xmas … but it definitely fits this exercise in thinking about gratitude using our alphabet. And while some Christians find Xmas unacceptable, the history is interesting: But, the history of the word Xmas is actually more respectable—and fascinating—than you might suspect. First of all, the abbreviation predates (by centuries) its use…