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Emmanuel

It’s incomprehensible. God left heaven. For here. He gave up glory and majesty, omnipotence and omniscience. And subjected Himself to the limitations of a body and an earthly life within time. Yes, He was still fully God. But He emptied Himself for us. Almighty God, King of kings and Lord of lords. And now He…

We noted recently that Christmas is not a Biblical holiday – it neither appears in the Bible nor are we instructed to observe a day honoring these events. As such, there is no right or wrong way to celebrate it. With that in mind, let's take a look at our traditions. When did it first show…

In ancient times, the Romans would look forward to the coming of their emperor, their king. This time of preparation for his coming was called his advent. It literally means "coming" or "arrival". One of those emperors, Augustus, even had advent coins minted that declared himself son of god. He was going to usher in…

Or is Christmas a Biblical holiday? Well, it depends on what you mean by that. The root of what we celebrate, the Word made flesh, certainly is at the foundation of our Christian beliefs. But the holiday itself finds no basis in our Bible. In other words, we were never instructed to celebrate Jesus' birth.…

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- Lorraine commented on blog article AMEN: on I'd not thought of Jesus saying He is the Ame »
- Lorraine commented on blog article El Chuwl: The God who gave you birth: on "God parents us as a mother that brought us f »
- Lorraine commented on blog article Self-Control: on A great reminder... learned, disciplined, muscle m »
- Lynn Sparks commented on blog article Knowing God: Unwavering Worship: on Oh Jen, this is exactly what happened to me when S »
- Tim Regan commented on blog article He is good: on Thank you for this oh-so-important affirmation of »
- Charlene commented on blog article Ten Commandments: Vows of Love: on Amen! And the amazing thing is that we have perfec »
- jen commented on blog article My God: Gently lead: on Amen »
- Lorraine commented on blog article The Insidious Danger of Laziness: on What a great distinction between rest and sloth! »
- Lorraine commented on blog article Praying not Saying: on Amen. There's a powerful serenity in the rich »
- Donna McDonald commented on blog article A Harvest of Joy: on Thanks, Jen. Had not considered that, but it makes »
- Kim commented on blog article Change: Now Face to Face: on Just saw this. Intriguing picture, beautiful word »
- Hiskel Gassako commented on blog article Onesimus the Useful One: From Slave to Pastor: on Poul is blessed appostle but God is wonderful De »
- Donna McDonald commented on blog article Lord’s Prayer: Tempt Not: on Thank you, Jen! I love the Lord's prayer, but »
- Richard commented on blog article Lord’s Prayer: Today’s Essentials: on And you know that bread was sourdough! Proof that »
- Lorraine commented on blog article Lord’s Prayer: Today’s Essentials: on Well said. Timely. Thank you! I appreciate your fa »
- Samuel Mathai commented on blog article Lord’s Prayer: His Hallowed Name: on Yes, HIS name alone is exalted. HIS majesty is abo »
- Melissa commented on blog article Lord’s Prayer: His Hallowed Name: on Yes, Holy in his name! Thanks for the reminder. »
- Beck commented on blog article Calling YHWH: With my every breath: on The native Americans use the sacred name in their »
- Tim commented on blog article More than words: on It is a beautiful prayer. I use it as a "fram »
- Stephanie commented on blog article Make a joyful noise: on I live in a rural place. Sometimes I wear my AirPo »
- Leonard Maposa commented on blog article The Stain of Sin: on I loved the article. Many thanks... »
- Lynn Sparks commented on blog article El Qanna: the Jealous God: on Thank you for this. I had never heard of this nam »

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