“O Little Town of Bethlehem”
One of the things I really enjoy about the Christmas season is hearing those wonderful Christmas Carols, the ones we not only sing in our…
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One of the things I really enjoy about the Christmas season is hearing those wonderful Christmas Carols, the ones we not only sing in our…
Read articleOn why the first Christmas speaks to both joy and hardship, and how Jesus meets us in every circumstance. We often imagine Christmas as warm,…
Read articleChristmas tells us something staggering about God. Human glory is measured by ascent. It is all about climbing higher, achieving more, reaching the top. We…
Read articleIn the previous reflection, we considered how the flesh of Jesus served as a veil to God’s glory. In this reflection, we will see how…
Read articleEach year many Christians are faced with the decision of what to do about the holidays. Can they celebrate with everyone else or should they…
Read article“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying,…
Read article“Anna, a prophet, was also there in the Temple…and she was very old. Her husband died when they had been married only seven years. Then…
Read article“Jesus’ parents were amazed at what was being said about Him. Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, the baby’s mother, ‘This child…
Read article“That day the Spirit led [Simeon] to the temple. So when Mary and Joseph came to present the baby Jesus to the Lord as the…
Read article“Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often” (Luke 2:19). All mothers keep “baby books.” But Mary’s journal of Jesus’…
Read article“When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, ‘Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which…
Read article“There were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance…
Read article“And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for…
Read article“Suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: ‘Glory to God in the highest and on earth…
Read article“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All…
Read article“And behold, you will conceive in your womb and shall bring forth a son, and shall call His name Jesus” (Luke 1:31). “She shall bring…
Read article“Joseph went up from Nazareth to Bethlehem with Mary his fiancée who was clearly pregnant” [paraphrase] (Luke 2:4-5). Note Joseph and Mary’s experience. Whether they…
Read article“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder. And His name shall…
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