Bible. Faith. Life.
Bible. Faith. Life.
Bite of Bread, Christmas
Mary and Joseph were told to name Him, Jesus. The angel in Joseph’s dream explained, “. . . because He will save people from their sins.” His name is “Jesus” in our English language. But His Hebrew name is “Yeshua” which means to rescue or deliver. From Hebrew His name was translated into the Greek, “Ieous” and then Latin, “Iesus” from where …
Christmas
When my kids were little, we dressed them in their p.j.’s and packed them into the mini-van with their pillows and blankets. We loaded the Christmas presents and a small T.V. and VCR (strapped down in the front for all children to see.) And in the middle of the night, in the presence of all the stars, we’d …
Christmas, Light and darkness
There is something magical about Christmas lights. Ordinary homes transform into gumdrop houses. The outline of barren trees form graceful shapes against the darkness, and inside my home the lights from our tree cast a warm glow. I love to sit in their grace listening to the quiet and counting my blessings. When my kids were tiny, we’d …
Christmas, Uncategorized, Word Wednesday
Don’t miss the book giveaway at the end of the post!The Jesus I Never Knew Jesus has many names. Immanuel, God with us. Savior, The Good Shepherd, King of Kings. . . just to name a few. But John calls Him The Word. I’ve never tried to wrap my brain around this name. The other names, Savior, Shepherd, King of Kings, I can …
Christmas
My body feels like I worked out yesterday. (But I didn’t.) When I awoke this morning and performed my routine stretch with my arms in the air, cracks and pops betrayed my younger self–the one that perceives herself as only thirty. The culprit to my pain was not the gym. . . it was decorating for Christmas. I …
