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.” …
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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 …
The Gravity Of Sin
Yesterday our adult Bible study group encountered this question in the study materials: How do human beings typically evaluate the gravity of sin? There were many answers, but we could all agree that we underestimate it, and without the perspective of the cross, we will never truly appreciate the gravity of our sin until we …
The Mediator
Exodus 31-35 overflows with so much treasure and wisdom about God’s relationship to mankind. There are a lot of things I could pull out of these chapters. For instance, how Moses is a picture of Christ our Mediator. God was angry with the children of Israel for so quickly turning to idol worship when they …