Category Archives: Holidays and Feasts

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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Remember Him

Remember Him
And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” Luke 22:19 Remembrance isn’t a passive memory but a deliberate and purposeful recalling. Jesus tells us to remember Him and we set an intentional time for that…
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Behold, I am the servant of the Lord

Behold, I am the servant of the Lord
How would you respond if God told you to do something inexplicable, something beyond reason? Mary got such a call. And this is her response: “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” Luke 1:38 What did receiving this call mean for her? A pregnancy.  This…
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Christmas Star

Christmas Star
This year our night sky will display a planetary wonder dubbed the Christmas star. From our vantage point, Jupiter and Saturn cross paths every few decades but they haven’t gotten this close together for almost 800 years. It will create an amazing spectacle as their lights conjoin. I don’t know what the Biblical star was…
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