• The Weary World Rejoices

    Luke 2:8-15a

  • Give Back the Song

    Luke 2:1-20; Revelation 19:1-6 There was a beautiful, majestic song that the angels sang on the night that Jesus was born. It was a song of redemption- the Savior was born. It was a song of peace and restoration, of companionship with God, of joy. When Jesus returns to take us home to Heaven, we…

  • Come to Us, Abide with Us

    Luke 2:1-20 Christmas is in seven days. Are you ready? Are your cards sent, gifts wrapped? Are your travel plans made? Many think of Advent only as the season leading up to Christmas. There are a prescribed number of days that we count down to the special day when we celebrate Jesus’ birth. We know…

  • Jesus Our Emmanuel

    Today begins the final week of Advent. This is a portion of the poem that I love to meditate on every Advent. It’s a poem by Christina Rosetti called, “The Christmas Carol.” It’s most familiar to us as a Christmas hymn called “In the Bleak Mid-Winter.” Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him Nor earth sustain;…

  • Bless All the Dear Children

    Matthew 18:2-5, Mark 9:36-37, Mark 10:13-16, Luke 10:19 I have so many great memories of Christmas from my childhood. All the Christmas pageants, the socials we went to during December, watching all the Christmas cartoons, and, of course, making out that all-important list.

  • Royal Beauty Bright

    Matthew 2:1-12 The King of Heaven and Earth became a tiny baby, wrapped in swaddling cloths, and placed in a manger. The humble surroundings didn’t cause Him to lose His beauty or majesty. The angels still sang, the shepherds still worshipped, the star still burned. There is a lyric in a Christmas song that always…

  • Tender and Mild

    Luke 2:7, Colossians 3:12-15, Philippians 2:6-11 Once there was a very religious, very bold, but very cruel, man. He was cruel because he was out to destroy anyone who had faith in a particular belief that he was against. In fact, he even stood by and watched while someone was brutally martyred for this belief.…

  • Everlasting Light

    Isaiah 9:6-7, Colossians 3:1-4, Jude 24-25 Do you feel the clock ticking down to Christmas like I do?  It seems with every tick there is another item added to my to-do list. There are so many things I want to do to observe the season of Christ’s birth, but time is just too short.

  • A Midnight Clear

    Isaiah 9:6, Luke 2:14 This afternoon I was listening to a song that was describing how busy the Christmas season is. There are so many things to do, and this isn’t a bad thing. In fact, to me it is a blessing to have so many wonderful friends in my life that I want to…

  • Free from Sorrow

    Psalm 31:14-15a, John 16:22, Psalm 16:11 Sometimes I forget that I’m not home yet. I get tempted to allow grief over earthly things and circumstances take over my thoughts, and even to overwhelm my heart. I easily get distracted by fear, by past sin, by “un-smart” things I’ve done, by all the awfulness of life-…