Category advent
11: Christmas is for Easter
Most people recognize Christmas as the birth of Christ (though some are unaware and others deny it), and for the most part we have images flash through our mind when we think about the first Noel; shepherds and angels, and we undoubtedly think of a precious baby in those wonderful manger scenes, but that’s an […]
10: A Young Woman’s Faith
Mary, the mother of Christ, I can’t even wrap my mind around that idea, but one of my favorite parts of the Christmas story is her response–often known as The Magnificat–when she learns that she will bear the Son of God. It’s found in Luke 1:46-55 And Mary said: My soul exalts the Lord, And […]
9: Word of the Father
I am fascinated by the four Gospels. I love that each of them highlights the story of Jesus in their own perfect way. My favorite rendering of the birth of Christ is Luke’s, but my favorite Gospel is John. John doesn’t contain the birth story, necessarily, but it does give an account of Christ coming–not […]
8: The Simplicity of Twinkle Lights
Christmas is complex, everything about God is complex. He’s God, the ultimate being. But in the midst of the complexity is a simple beauty: God is love, and he showed his love by sending his son to die in our place. That’s mind-blowing, but simple. God wouldn’t be God if he weren’t complex, but what […]
7: The Prophecy of Zacharias
Because sometimes there’s just no adding to what’s already been said so well, Luke 1:68-79 Blessed be The Lord God of Israel, For he has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people, And raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of David his servant– As he spoke by the mouth […]
Oceans Never Fill 