Category Archives: Holidays and Feasts

Choosing Love

Choosing Love
Yes, this is the season for love. Romantic movies, candies and flowers abound. These are all great fun and can be meaningful in a healthy relationship. This kind of love, eros in the Greek, is a passionate, physical attraction. The word eros doesn’t occur in the Bible but we see an example of it in…
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Ash

Ash
Our culture hides death. I’m not sure why. Maybe we’re uncomfortable with expressing the pain or facing our own mortality. Or maybe it simply forces us to recognize we’re not in control. But this season gives us a stark reminder with every ash-marked forehead. Ash is a picture of our mortality, our physical destination. Cultures going…
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In the Days of Herod …

In the Days of Herod …
In the days of Herod the king, Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea. Matthew 2:1 Most of us read this sentence every Christmas without giving it a second thought. But during Matthew’s time, this detail made a powerful point. Herod was a brilliant, wealthy king placed in power by Rome. But Herod wasn’t Roman. And…
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Bows but no Strings

Bows but no Strings
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. James 1:17 A friend and I were discussing the difference between a gift and a present. Besides some nuances of presenting in person or the status between…
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