Dec 22, 2014
Therefore encourage each other with these words. 1 Thessalonians 4:18
As I have meditated on the wondrous nativity story this Christmas, I have been struck by Elizabeth’s response to her pregnancy after a lifetime of being barren. In Luke 1:25 she bears witness, “The Lord has done this for me…In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
Dec 21, 2014
My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Luke 1:46-47
This Christmas, has a “storm” silenced your song? Storms of life do not defer to holidays, do they? In fact, holidays can seem to make the storms even more fierce since they come with so much additional activity and responsibility. I know. A storm has swept into our lives this Christmas season.
Dec 7, 2014
I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother…and in your mother…and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God… 2 Timothy 1:5-6
I am asked repeatedly how my parents were able to pass on to me their faith in Jesus. Although there are several answers to that question, one underlying fact is that my parents were intentional about it.
Dec 3, 2014
A little child shall lead them… Isaiah 11:6
This past Fall, my daughter Rachel-Ruth invited me to join her as she led the monthly chapel at her children’s Christian school. We presented the Gospel, using my children’s book, Heaven: God’s Promise for Me.
Dec 1, 2014
For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given…Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. Isaiah 9:6, 7
The following video was forwarded to me, and I thought it was worth sharing with you on this first day of December. It’s an advertisement, based on a true story, for candy of all things.
