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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings that one may offer to the LORD. If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with ...
Scripture Psalm 23; Matthew 18:12–14; John 10:1–8; Hebrews 13:20–21 Our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep. — Hebrews 13:20 I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep ...
John Calvin said, “Our wisdom... consists almost entirely of two parts: knowledge of God and of ourselves.”1 We can have the same conversation with God, much like we have the ...
Then Peter came up and said to Him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” [22] Jesus said to ...
But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing ...
Romans 1-8 As God’s apostle to the Gentiles, it was Paul who led the church in spreading Christianity throughout the Roman Empire. He made three missionary journeys to much of ...
Quiet my heart and I’ll hear at last the thrumming love makes when pause letsus rest. Still my soul and I’ll see through the haze the myriad ways You loved ...
I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. ...
It’s that time of year again. Pumpkins are put away, Christmas décor in beginning to fill the stores, and there’s one more big Holiday to celebrate before the Christmas jingles ...