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“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…

Brian BrodersenDecember 23, 2025

Christian Living History & Holidays

When Christmas Doesn’t Feel Merry: How the Real Story Meets Us in Every Season

On why the first Christmas speaks to both joy and hardship, and how Jesus meets us in every circumstance. We often imagine Christmas as warm,…

Rafael ManzanaresDecember 16, 2025

History & Holidays

From Most High to Most Low

Christmas tells us something staggering about God. Human glory is measured by ascent. It is all about climbing higher, achieving more, reaching the top. We…

Richard CiminoDecember 9, 2025

History & Holidays

Our Mediator: An Advent Reflection

In 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…

Keith FortenberryDecember 24, 2020

History & Holidays

The Holiday Dilemma: Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

Each year many Christians are faced with the decision of what to do about the holidays. Can they celebrate with everyone else or should they…

Lance RalstonDecember 23, 2019

History & Holidays

The Adventure of Advent: Day 31 – A Dangerous Assumption

"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,…

Bill WelshDecember 31, 2018

History & Holidays

The Adventure of Advent: Day 30 – Preach on Sister, Preach on

"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…

Bill WelshDecember 30, 2018

History & Holidays

The Adventure of Advent: Day 29 – The End From the Beginning

"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…

Bill WelshDecember 29, 2018

History & Holidays

The Adventure of Advent: Day 28 – Simeon Sees a Face in the Crowd

“That day the Spirit led to the temple. So when Mary and Joseph came to present the baby Jesus to the Lord as the law…

Bill WelshDecember 28, 2018

History & Holidays

The Adventure of Advent: Day 27 – Captured By Christmas

“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’…

Bill WelshDecember 26, 2018

History & Holidays

The Adventure of Advent: Boxing Day – Share What You Know; Give What You Have

“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…

Bill WelshDecember 25, 2018

History & Holidays

Christmas Day – Scary Christmas or Merry Christmas?

“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…

Bill WelshDecember 25, 2018

History & Holidays

The Adventure of Advent: Christmas Eve – Emmanuel at Street Level

"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…

Bill WelshDecember 24, 2018

History & Holidays

The Adventure of Advent: Day 23 – Can I Get a Hallelujah?

“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…

Bill WelshDecember 22, 2018

History & Holidays

The Adventure of Advent: Day 22 – Just to Be Perfectly Clear

“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…

Bill WelshDecember 22, 2018

“O Little Town of Bethlehem”

When Christmas Doesn’t Feel Merry: How the Real Story Meets Us in Every Season

From Most High to Most Low

Our Mediator: An Advent Reflection

The Holiday Dilemma: Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

The Adventure of Advent: Day 31 – A Dangerous Assumption

The Adventure of Advent: Day 30 – Preach on Sister, Preach on

The Adventure of Advent: Day 29 – The End From the Beginning

The Adventure of Advent: Day 28 – Simeon Sees a Face in the Crowd

The Adventure of Advent: Day 27 – Captured By Christmas

The Adventure of Advent: Boxing Day – Share What You Know; Give What You Have

Christmas Day – Scary Christmas or Merry Christmas?

The Adventure of Advent: Christmas Eve – Emmanuel at Street Level

The Adventure of Advent: Day 23 – Can I Get a Hallelujah?

The Adventure of Advent: Day 22 – Just to Be Perfectly Clear

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