Christmas is no excuse for taking a spiritual vacation. We must constantly be on the lookout for rotten attitudes, subtle temptations, and secret sins which will hinder our relationship with God and others. In March of 1994 a German tourist... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Whenever a good work is done in secret, one runs the risk of being misunderstood. The famous preacher Charles Spurgeon and his wife earned a reputation for selling, but refusing to give away, the eggs their chickens had laid. Even close... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
For all of the talk about Christmas joy and peace, hope often gets tossed aside in a corner or completely overlooked. The fact is Christmas has hope written all over it. In a Peanuts cartoon Lucy and Linus were sitting in front of the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Some gifts are best enjoyed when we purchase them ourselves. Like a nose hair trimmer; or a clip-on tie; or a half-full jar of spaghetti sauce; or a grenade with a bow tied to the pin; or furniture from the mother-in-law; or “intellectually... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Some people know Christmas songs; one of my favorite church members, Mary Smith, knows Christmas spirit. This dear, 93-year-old, African-American woman’s testimony is sure to bring a smile to your face. Born in 1920 in Alabama, Mary was the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Things will go wrong. This is as inevitable as breathing, blinking, or a heartbeat. Your flight might be delayed. Your casserole may burn. Your car may not start. Your barber shop may even lose its customers. What should you do? One... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
If they had the time, most kids could put together an A–Z list of everything they want for Christmas. The list might look something like this: A – Apple iPod Touch/American Girl Doll B – Battleship/Barbie C – Clue D – Dominoes G – Game Boy H... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
The Christmas Story would have been much different if wise women had been invited instead of wise men. Someone has suggested, “If it had been ‘Wise Women’ instead of ‘Wise Men,’ they would have asked for directions, arrived ahead of time,... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Some people can’t look forward to Christmas this year. It’s just too painful. They have family members who have died during the past year; divorce has broken up their marriage; their friends have moved or changed jobs and gone their separate... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Here’s a newsflash: Jesus isn’t in the manger anymore; He is not in Bethlehem anymore; He is not in Jerusalem; He is not on the cross; He is not in the grave; He is not at the mall. So where is He? If you cannot find Him, then you have been... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
