“Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.” Luke 2:19 NIV. Christmas holds both the mystery of the Child and the majesty of the Christ. This Advent, my thoughts and comments are about “Christmas wonder.” Life presents moments that pique your curiosity until you just must […]
“Joseph, [Mary’s] husband, was a righteous man.” Matthew 1:19 NIV. Character and obedience always matter first to God. My thoughts and comments today are about “character and reputation.” Joseph is little noticed and under-appreciated in the Christmas drama. Yet God chose Joseph just as carefully as was Mary chosen. Joseph […]
“You believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy.” 1 Peter 1:8 NIV. Great joy is unknown wherever the Good News remains untold. My thoughts and comments today are about “Christmas joy.” “Merry Christmas!” is an all too familiar greeting, but “merry,” seems a bit underwhelming […]
“When the time had fully come, God sent his Son.” Galatians 4:4 NIV. God achieves His eternal purposes in the calendar and daily appointments of your life. My thoughts and comments today are about “Christmas time.” Christmas is a good time to thoughtfully examine life. Fast paces and busy schedules […]
“Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.” John 6:12 NKJV. God is very good with fragments. My thoughts and comments today are about “fragments.” There are not many things, if any, that are truly unbreakable. Things break. Some broken things can be repaired; some can be […]