This week my daughter has been sending me pictures of our sweet grandchildren doing all kinds of fun Christmas activities. Both are now in school at least part of the time (kindergarten and preschool), so these memories they are making are imprinting their hearts and minds with what it means to be “on Christmas break.” …
Category: Devotions
Seven Days of Christmas Gifts – Day 3
Today we get to open another gift that Jesus brought us when He chose to lay aside His glory and enter our world. How drab the colors must have seemed! How unusual the music! How strange it must have been to walk and talk among people who were created by His Father yet failed to …
Seven Days of Christmas Gifts – Day 2
This week I’m taking time to think deeply about what Christmas really means to those who have put their faith in Jesus. I hope to present “seven gifts” that Jesus gave us when He left heaven to enter our earthly dimension in human form. Gift #1 – Jesus was born so that we could be …
Seven Days Of Christmas Gifts – Day 1
As we approach Christmas Day, it’s so very easy to get caught up in the preparations for “the big day” and forget to take in the wonder of what Christmas really means. We’re a week away … seven days left to ponder a few life-changing truths about the first time God entered His creation. Why …
Draw Near At Christmas
Today, we begin our journey toward Christmas. Growing up in a Baptist church, we didn’t celebrate Advent like some denominations do. In fact, the first time I experienced a family gathering around an Advent candle, I was already married with at least one child. But I did understand the anticipation of waiting for Christmas, and …