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Son of the Most High

When Gabriel announced to Mary that she would have a son, the angel invoked a promise that had echoed throughout the Old Testament. Her son would be called the Son ...

Grace for the World

God’s Great Gifts Thanks be to God for His gift that is too wonderful for words. — 2 Corinthians 9:15 Why did He do it? A shack would have sufficed, ...

No More Humbug

One holiday season, A Christmas Carol was the only Christmas play offered in our town, so Barry and I took our then eight-year-old son to a matinee performance. I tried ...

When Everything is Chaotic: God Your Prince of Peace

It is wonderful to know that we don’t have to be perfect before God. But Christmas brings with it hectic schedules, tired loved ones, crowded malls, harried shoppers, and seasonal ...

Away in a Manger: Eternal Impact

Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, the little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head; the stars in the sky looked down where He lay, the little ...

My Answer Is Yes

And when God was ready, an angel flew down To a young girl named Mary, in Nazareth’s town. But she’d never seen angel, or fairy, or elf, And she gasped ...

God’s Peace that Passes All Understanding

As I write this, it’s the day before Thanksgiving, and this is how I feel right now. The holidays are officially here. Before the first one has even started, I’m ...

When the Loneliness of Relational Distance Steals Your Christmas Joy

Disappointment flooded me as my son, whose job takes him far away from our home in Colorado, told my husband and me that he couldn’t join us for Christmas. While ...

Angels We Have Heard on High

Many images accompany Christmas — fun and frolic, snow and decorations, laughter and family gatherings — images so ingrained in most people’s minds that they find it difficult to imagine ...

The Astonishing Gift

I am the Word that became flesh. I have always been, and I will always be. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the ...

Surprise Packaging

He had no form or majesty that we should look at Him, and no beauty that we should desire Him. — Isaiah 53:2 Hariett has a real gift when it ...

Why Would He Come?

Christ Himself was like God in everything… But He gave up His place with God and made Himself nothing. He was born as a man and became like a servant. ...

Jesus: God in the Flesh

The Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. — John 1:14 ...

Come Home to the Manger

The Most Cherished Gift Each Christmas when I was a kid, like clock-work, and no matter what was going on, I could always count on receiving a blunt, circular object ...

Everyone Feels Lonely Sometimes

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. — 1 John 4:7 Years ago, I had breakfast with a group of writer friends who gather once ...

The Divine Dance

After Jesus said this, He looked toward Heaven and prayed: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.” — John 17:1 Christianity, alone among ...

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Free Christmas Bible Study!

Free Christmas Bible Study!

Advent isn't just about waiting... let's get ready for Christmas with a fresh sense of anticipation! Join this short 4-week study and get access to 4 study videos with Christine Caine and Lisa Harper and other Advent resources - all free when you sign up! Study starts 12/2.