Yielding Our Birthright For Pottage

“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” Paul of Tarsus In Hoc Anno Domini. In the year of our Lord. Some 2,000 years ago a Light came into the world, and the world has...

Advent /5: Rejoice

On this Advent Christmas Eve (Note 1), as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus, we consider the words of A. W. Tozer (Note 2): “We are assured that the appearing of Jesus Christ will take place. It will take place in His time. There are many who believe...

The Majesty of Christmas

Christmas is best pondered, not with longing, but with imagination. The majesty of Christmas is found in its mystery. h/t Max Lucado

Advent /4: Prepare

After the tribulation ends, then the sun will grow dim and the moon will not shine, and the stars will fall; the heavens will convulse.“Then all mankind will see me, the Messiah, coming in the clouds with great power and glory. However, no one, not even the angels in...

Childlike

It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, whose mighty Founder was a child Himself. Adapted, Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870)

The Candy Cane

The true origins of the ubiquitous Christmas candy cane cannot be known. However, the legend told and its symbolism make a sweet (pun intended) seasonal story. The story begins in 17th century Germany. A choirmaster is said to have given sticks of candy to reward good...