For the past five or six years I’ve had a word for the year, a word to help me see God working in my life. Last year‘s word was ABUNDANCE. I found that abundance can show up in many different ways; ways I was not necessarily imagining. I expected an abundance of joy. I did …
Just a quick wish for you. Hark! The herald angels sing"Glory to the new-born kingPeace on earth and mercy mildGod and sinners reconciled"Joyful all ye nations riseJoin the triumph of the skiesWith angelic host proclaim"Christ is born in Bethlehem"Hark! The herald angels sing"Glory to the new-born king"Written by Charles Wesley, 1739. Based on Luke 2:14 …
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him! Matthew 7:11 ESV I don’t know about you, but I have an innate pleasure in giving gifts. I miss the days when …
For “In him we live and move and have our being”; as even some of your own poets have said, “For we are indeed his offspring.” Acts 17:28 ESV We exist, have our being, because of Jesus. The apostle, John, tells it like this: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with …
During this season of giving our focus can be so invested in what presents we’ll have under the tree that we may forget what people really need, the gifts Jesus was born to give. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the …
I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine. Song of Solomon 6:3a NLT I had a heart challenging experience a few days ago, that left me feeling helpless. I wish I could explain the situation, but it’s not my story to tell. What I can share is what thoughts came out of my contemplation. …
Perhaps you are a people-pleaser, painstakingly pushing to purchase the perfect presents for all your picky people, until you end up a penniless pauper. Perhaps you are a perfectionist, persisting to present the picture perfect performance with prestigious purchases piled high in primly wrapped presents, while passionately pretending pride has no place in your personality. …
In my last post, For Unto Us a Child is Born, I wrote about the birth of Jesus as it fulfills prophecy. In today’s post let’s see what his birth holds for us. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word became flesh …
Now that December is upon us, I’d like to look deeper into the birth of Jesus and why he came in the way he did. Today we’ll look at three scriptures. For to us a Child shall be born, to us a Son shall be given; And the government shall be upon His shoulder, And …
The Far Reaches of Grace 