One of my favorite Christmas stories is about the old shoe cobbler who dreamed one Christmas Eve that Jesus would come to visit him the next day. The dream was so real that he was convinced it would come true. So the next morning he got up and went out and cut green boughs and decorated...
Her house was where the family gathered every Christmas EveA feast was set on the table and gifts were placed beneath the treeEverything was picture perfect, Grandpa would laugh and sayThat woman spends the whole year getting ready for this day One year the leaves began to fall and her...
Hark! The herald-angels sing "Glory to the newborn King; Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!" Joyful all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies With the angelic host proclaim "Christ is born in Bethlehem!" Hark! The herald-angels sing "Glory to the newborn...
What does Christmas mean to you As, hustling on your way You hurry to prepare for all That happens on the day? Have you paused to think of long ago When shepherds on a hill Heard angels sing, “A child is born Peace now, to all good will?” Have you realized, as carolers stroll And...
And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years. — Genesis 15:13, ASV This is one of many times that the word, sojourner is used in the Hebrew scriptures...
The Shepherds are my favorite characters of the Christmas story. Why? Because, here is God giving hope to the lowest group in the social order of the day. They are the ones considered farthest from God. They are the “rednecks” of the Christmas story. They’re the ones nobody...
For these are only shadows of the reality yet to come. And Christ Himself is that reality. – Colossians 2:17 I remember my first Christmas after getting married. We lived in Clarksville while I was finishing up school, so we drove into Lebanon on Christmas Eve to begin the celebrations...
Mary’s Journey of Inspiration Mary said, “With all my heart I glorify the Lord! In the depths of who I am I rejoice in God my Savior. He has looked with favor on the low status of His servant.” – Luke 1:46-48a (Common English Bible) In the book of Luke, we read about...
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! The Desire of all nations came! He came to save us from our sin. Jesus Christ is his holy name! All nations desire a leader Who will bring peace to the earth. The Desire of all nations came At the advent of Jesus’s birth. “Glory to God...
Fellow Travelers A few years ago, when I was diagnosed with cancer, I made the decision to have surgery at M.D. Anderson in Houston knowing that there would be follow-ups from the surgery and check-ups twice a year for five years. Making this decision, however, turned out to be the most...
