Category Archives: Holidays and Feasts

My Nativity … And Yours

My Nativity … And Yours
Do you have a nativity crèche that comes out this time of year? I’d love to see a picture. I have two – one has been handed down through the family and the other is an olive wood carving from a trip to Bethlehem. They are both very traditional but neither look much like that…
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Tidings of Comfort and Joy

Tidings of Comfort and Joy
Many of our hymns and Christmas carols contain great theology. Singing them reminds us of who God is and what He has done. God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay, Remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas Day, To save us all from Satan’s power when we were gone astray. O tidings…
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A Child born but a Son given

A Child born but a Son given
For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given.  Isaiah 9:6 The power of Jesus’ coming is not diminished in the manner of His appearance, but rather reveals it. As Isaiah prophesied, a child was born but a Son was given. I thought this passage was communicating the same thing twice, but…
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A Spiritual Calendar

A Spiritual Calendar
I like the idea of a spiritual calendar. I need reminders to stop and consider various aspects of my relationship with God. Some believers have an annual time of retreat alone to pray, plan and recharge. Quiet time set aside for listening is an important point on a calendar – whether daily or a more…
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