“O Little Town of Bethlehem”
One of the things I really enjoy about the Christmas season is hearing those wonderful Christmas Carols, the ones we not only sing in our…
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One of the things I really enjoy about the Christmas season is hearing those wonderful Christmas Carols, the ones we not only sing in our…
Read article →On why the first Christmas speaks to both joy and hardship, and how Jesus meets us in every circumstance. We often imagine Christmas as warm,…
Read article →Christmas tells us something staggering about God. Human glory is measured by ascent. It is all about climbing higher, achieving more, reaching the top. We…
Read article →In the previous reflection, we considered how the flesh of Jesus served as a veil to God’s glory. In this reflection, we will see how…
Read article →Each year many Christians are faced with the decision of what to do about the holidays. Can they celebrate with everyone else or should they…
Read article →“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying,…
Read article →“Anna, a prophet, was also there in the Temple…and she was very old. Her husband died when they had been married only seven years. Then…
Read article →“Jesus’ parents were amazed at what was being said about Him. Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, the baby’s mother, ‘This child…
Read article →“That day the Spirit led [Simeon] to the temple. So when Mary and Joseph came to present the baby Jesus to the Lord as the…
Read article →“Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often” (Luke 2:19). All mothers keep “baby books.” But Mary’s journal of Jesus’…
Read article →“When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, ‘Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which…
Read article →“There were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance…
Read article →“And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for…
Read article →“Suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: ‘Glory to God in the highest and on earth…
Read article →“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All…
Read article →“And behold, you will conceive in your womb and shall bring forth a son, and shall call His name Jesus” (Luke 1:31). “She shall bring…
Read article →“Joseph went up from Nazareth to Bethlehem with Mary his fiancée who was clearly pregnant” [paraphrase] (Luke 2:4-5). Note Joseph and Mary’s experience. Whether they…
Read article →“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder. And His name shall…
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