Christmas time is a season when many people are more interested in the present than the past. But, it is the past that Christmas is all about. It started over two millenniums ago with a baby in a manger when God became incarnate in man.
Read more..My father was born in the Ukraine and spent his first fifteen years there. One Christmas his two older brothers bought a German-made Christmas musical wind-up tree stand for their parents. It was mechanical and played Silent Night. Their gift brought great delight to this family of ten.
Read more..I will never forget my first Christmas as a follower of Christ. I was thousands of miles from home, grieving my mother’s passing, battling my addictions, flat broke, and almost out of hope.
Read more..God knows our own hearts get nicked and scraped and stained by the weariness of life at times. We carry on and do our best. We bolster our courage and find the good. Yet we get tired, and our souls can get dry and parched.
Read more..“Would you mind telling me why you’re so happy?” “Sho,” she said. “Christmas is coming and dat baby Jesus---He make me laugh. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure.” Psalm 16:8-9
Read more..In Matthew 1:23 God called himself Immanuel, which means God with us. Not just God made us,
Read more..The wonderful time of Advent is upon us. Unfortunately, it is also a time of busyness when we rush around madly trying to find just the right present for a family member or friend.
Read more..The story of Christmas is the story of God’s love. A love that was willing to give what was most precious to save a dying world. God so loved, that he gave his Son.
Read more..There is no condemnation for those who receive Jesus Christ as their Savior. The believer's penalty for sin is paid, and he can stand blameless before God.
Read more..The goal of our walk with Jesus is to come to know him as our shepherd just as intimately as he knows the Father.
Read more..Christmas is coming! There are loved ones to see, gifts to give, baking to share. We prepare our homes for the celebration.
Read more..There is relatively little difference between the most ungrateful, wicked people I can think of and me, and I had better be deeply grateful that God is, in fact, "unfair" in this way,
Read more..Oh how she wanted to believe God loved her. But she felt she had no right to ask Him anything. She had never acknowledged Him before. And life had been hard. Choices of others and her own choices had left deep pain and scars on her heart.
Read more..When we are in the middle of a storm, we tend to allow fear of the unknown to grip our hearts – I have been there.
Read more..We live in a scary world. One of the hardest things I have to do is to let go and let God. I want to run my world, my way and on my schedule. Relax and remember that God is in control.
Read more..The hope of the gospel is a blessed hope, uniquely tied to the resurrection of Christ from the dead and His return. This hope is much different than wishful thinking, positive thinking, or religious thinking that is not based upon the Word of God.
Read more..Part of the work God does to grow us and change us is by testing through various trials. On the other hand, some of the changing work He does in our lives is quiet and gentle as He asks us to willingly bend our hearts to the work He is doing.
Read more..Matthew 24:35 "Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words remain forever".When all else fails, when hope is almost gone, we can come back to the Word of God, which is "quick and powerful and sharper than a two-edged sword." It will have the answer for every problem, every burden, every need we face.
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Read more..“Anyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved. Romans 10:13 Manufacturers of hand sanitizers claim their products kill 99.9% of all germs. Makes you wonder about the remaining one-tenth of one percent!
Read more..Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths."
Read more..There have been times I recognized God moving in my life, but only after the fact. It made me drop to my knees.
Read more..Welcome Jesus into the midst of this turbulent time. Don’t let the storm turn you inward. Let it turn you upward.
Read more..Do you have someone in your life you’re constantly trying to please? Confess to your heavenly Father today, and ask Him how to seek His approval alone.
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