The Perfect Gift
Therefore, if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then…
Musings
What Was It Like?
And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” —Luke…
Have a Very “Mary” Christmas
How to Have a Very “Mary” Christmas – Lessons from Mary, Mother of Jesus In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village…
Marveling at the Mundane
Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when…
The Concerns of God
He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law,…
The Believer’s Bearing
Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you…
Honest Hospitality—A Practical Guide
“Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins. Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or…
Growing Small
“About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” Jesus called a little child to him and put the child among…
Squirrel Syndrome
And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down…
Loving Like Jesus
“… ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second…
The Things That Choke Us
“The seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure…
Overflowing
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were…