Ironically, peace is one of the four themes of Advent. It’s ironic because we all know that Christmas is one of the busiest times of year! If you’re at all like me and my family, you have lists of all the things of Christmas:...
It’s that time of year again where we break open our dusty boxes of Christmas decorations and Christmas recipes! (today I’m making Mississippi Pot Roast, the best pot roast I’ve ever had and first experienced at South Union Camp...
The anticipation of Christ’s coming begins not in the Gospels, but in the Old Testament. In fact, it begins all the way back in Genesis 3:15, which reads, “I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring...
One of the most joyous moments of my life was my wedding day. I vividly remember the buildup of anticipation for the wedding day, and when the day finally came, from the moment I awoke that morning, I experience a joy unlike ever before in my life...
in a manger. What did the magi think when they arrived at the place to which the glorious star led them to find a poor couple with domesticated animals? This little family could hardly compare to the celestial lights! Undoubtedly, the magi were...
The magi brought Jesus gold, frankincense, and myrrh. These were the best gifts they had to offer the king of the cosmos. This Christmas, will you bring Jesus the best gift you have to offer? Will you give Jesus the gift that he has given you...
Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” — John 8:12 Every Christmas we hang lights on the Christmas tree. This reminds me that Jesus—the...
We have in our minds a very romantic view of the nativity. A little shed like structure with a light shining down on it with a single narrow beam. Joseph and Mary are there, looking pensively at the manger. It is full to overflowing with clean straw...
There is no greater praise than the adoration delivered by Mary as she proclaimed what we call the “Magnificat.” Found in Luke 1:46-55, the Magnificat reveals the depth of why Mary declares her praise of God, and it is both personal and historic...
The wise men gave Jesus the gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Each of these three gifts correspond to aspects of Jesus’s identity and redemptive mission in the world. The gold is symbolic of Jesus’s royalty. Jesus wasn’t the King of an earthly...