Jesus gave us a manger - to show us humility He gave us bread and wine – to draw us together in remembering Him He gave us the cross – to show us sacrifice and illustrate the cost He gave us an empty tomb – to reveal His power and our reason for hope All…
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Advent of Resurrection
This is the season of Advent, where we remember and look back, anticipating the arrival of our Lord and God in human flesh. That He came – amazingly – here for us. But I should live every day in Advent, looking forward to the arrival of the Resurrected Jesus. The promised re-creation and renewal of…
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The Innkeeper: Did we get it wrong?
Christmas stories abound about the innkeeper of Bethlehem that turned away Joseph and a very pregnant Mary. It creates an interesting dramatic effect, but what if we got it all wrong? First of all, there is no innkeeper in the Biblical account. Sorry for all of you who starred in your childhood Christmas pageant. And…
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Because He Lives
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. John 11:25-26 “Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.” That Jesus lives means everything. The old hymns have some great theology and this one has…
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