“If the Salvation Army hadn’t taken them those gifts they wouldn’t have had Christmas.” “When I have all my decorations up, then, it’s Christmas.” We hear statements like these for the several weeks leading up to Christmas every year. What do they say we think Christmas is? If the Salvation Army brings Christmas then Christmas…
Read MoreBut when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. Galatians 4:4-5 There was a time when I had a Santa Collection, over 100 of them. I would…
Read More“The hopes and fears of all the years are met in Thee tonight.” (O Little Town of Bethlehem, Marcus Tidmarsh) How often do we sing a song that really says something we need to hear but we just let the words roll off our tongues without penetrating the mind? My husband just mentioned that this…
Read MoreFor the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 Something is nagging at me. Actually, it is several things that have started to feel like a…
Read MoreAgain Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 “What I teach others not to do on Thursday, I find myself doing on Friday!” I can remember saying this to my pastor many…
Read MoreA friend loves at all time, and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 17:17 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 Sometimes, the fruits of the Spirit seem to face head on collisions with the realities of life. The hatred of other people, chaos, crabby or mean people,…
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