December 14, 2024
God is Holding Out on Me
God is holding out on me. I don’t think many of us would say it this way, but I think that this is the attitude of our heart sometimes.
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December 13, 2024
The Christmas Story
The story of the Birth of Christ Jesus: "About that time Caesar Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Empire. This was the first census when Quirinius was the governor of Syria. Everyone had to travel to his hometown to be accounted for. So Joseph went from the Galilean town of Nazareth up to Bethlehem in Judah, David's hometown, for the census. As a descendant of David he had to go there. He went with Mary, his fiancée, who was pregnant.
Read more..December 13, 2024
Gift Exchange
Christmas Devotional about Jesus Exchanging his Life for Ours. Ephesians 3. The true gift exchange is what Christmas is all about.
Read more..December 12, 2024
People Pleasing – Falling Short of Expectations
A few years ago, in frustration, I finally gave up trying to please my father. Being a people pleaser is, in itself, doomed to failure, anyway.
Read more..December 12, 2024
Happy Birthday, Jesus
I have been wondering what I should give Jesus for His birthday this year. What would He like? What can I give Him?
Read more..December 11, 2024
When Life is Not a Christmas Card
What do we do when life is not a Christmas card? What do we do when life is hard and we don’t know what to do?
Read more..December 11, 2024
Regrets
Regrets, We've all had them and the older we get, the more they pile up. They are the regrets for the wrong decisions we have made.
Read more..December 10, 2024
The Christmas Test
God becoming human is the true message of Christmas. It is a cataclysmic event - a pivotal moment in the history of planet earth.
Read more..December 10, 2024
Loneliness
Have you ever felt lonely? Jesus says “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you” Hebrews 13:5 What can we do to help ourselves when we feel lonely, and how can we help others?
Read more..December 9, 2024
Enemies of Christmas
Perhaps one of the most striking aspects of this dark side of Christmas is how God dealt with his enemies and their schemes to kill Jesus.
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