The Real Saint Nick
“And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” — Isaiah 9:6b Every Christmas, it seems like Santa Claus…
Christmas: The Great Rescue Mission
For much of the culture at large, the true meaning of Christmas is almost totally lost. Most people think of Christmas sentimentally. A recent survey…
My Christmas Theology Was Formed by Bing Crosby
As a child at Christmas, our family crèche was placed in the living room next to a tall, lighted noble fir tree, dripping with ornaments…
Advent: Jesus Our Salvation
The Nativity Is Not Naïveté Christmas has always been one of my favorite holidays. It’s more than the songs, the city lights, or the food….
He Became Poor For Us (2 Corinthians 8:9)
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you…
The Early Tree
For the past couple of years, Christmas trees seem to be appearing earlier and earlier. Not in the shops that want you to buy their…
Advent: Poverty and Glory
It’s amazing how different our modern Christmas is from what Mary and Joseph experienced. We have holiday sales, ugly sweater contests, family gatherings, Christmas lists,…
8 Principles For Reading The Bible Well (Proverbs 2)
(Proverbs 2:1-5, ESV) 1 My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, 2 making your ear attentive to wisdom…
Advent: Hope in the In-Between
Advent Shows Us How to Wait with Expectancy Sunday, December 3rd, marks week one of Advent, which is all about hope. Hope often looks like…
Divine Presence and Peace: Unpacking the Aaronic Blessing in Everyday Life
It was 1924 when the Summer Olympic Games were last held in Paris. The world had yet to feel the weight of the Great Depression…