“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11, KJV). Can you believe it’s December? I don’t know about you, but I heard that some early birds have already put up all their Christmas decorations and then some, turning their homes into winter […]
The TRUE Meaning of Christmas
Confession: Until this year, I’ve never watched Hallmark Christmas movies at Christmas time. Not for lack of desire–we’re just cheap and don’t have cable. (A little antenna outside gets us a few local channels, but that’s it.) But this year, I decided to splurge. We have a new “smart” TV that has SLING on it, […]
Playing Pollyanna’s glad game
Wow, nearly the end of January already! The days just scoot by so fast. It feels like no time since New Year’s Day. How are you going with your New Year’s Resolutions? Well, I hope, and celebrating your successes! I didn’t do my usual list of resolutions this year, though I do still have intentions for this […]
In the Temple, Part III
by: Staci Stallings First let us look at the actual Scripture for our discussion about Mary and Joseph finding Jesus in the Temple (from Luke 2:41-50): [41] Every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. [42] When he was twelve years old, they went up to the Feast, according to […]