From our family to yours: We pray this Christmas is sweeter in your heart, deeper in your spirit, and more meaningful than years past. Jesus is alive, and he came to save the world. He will come back again, not as a baby, but on a white horse, the symbol of victorious battle, to take us home. Hallelujah! …
Generations Will Call Her Blessed
I love Mary. Who doesn’t? She was the mother of Jesus, our Savior. The Son of God. She was humble and faith-filled. Her humility has caused me to wonder about this proclamation that generations would call her “blessed”. She just seemed too quiet and humble to want generations to talk about her. Though her prophecy was correct, we do call …
Bite of Bread: The Gift of Grace
Tis the season to give gifts. We shop till we drop, spend until the budget is empty, and stay up late wrapping our treasures. We stand in lines at the post office, Walmart, and the grocery. We grow tired and weary, and I admit that there have been days when my patience has worn thin with people. I’ve tried to …
The Cost of the Call: A Lesson of Faith at Christmas
Why do we believe that if God calls us to something, it will be smooth sailing, wonderful, and great? Why do we begin to doubt God when we step out in faith, and it doesn’t turn out as we planned, or as we thought we heard? Why are we so easily discouraged? Discouragement is sneaky. He loves to slither his …
Bite of Bread: Prophecies Fulfilled
Can you imagine that dark night? Perhaps the silence was deafening the moment He entered the world. Creation held its breath awaiting the Son of God to take His first gasp of air. As His lungs filled, the shrill cry of the Baby-King announced His arrival, and the universe sighed relief–perhaps Joseph and Mary did too. Hope had taken …