Archive for December 2018
Christmas…Literally
“Out of Egypt I’ve called my son.” Hosea 11:1 “When Herod was dead an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream saying ‘Take the Child and go to Israel.” Matthew 2:19-21 Some people don’t like Christmas. Can you believe it? I’m not talking about the curmudgeonly Ebenezeer Scrooge types. I’m referring to…
Read MoreA Naked Christmas
“When did we see you naked?” Matt. 25:35-36 I love the manger scene for it’s sweet sentimentality, but not for it’s reality. It simply wasn’t like that! At least not initially. For as hard as Christians try to “dress up” Christmas—and dress up for it—the truth is that God comes to us naked! The baby…
Read MoreChristmas Love
“This is love . . . God loved us and sent His Son” 1 John “God’s Perfect Love Does Away with Fear” Tuesday was one of “those days”. The kind of day, and we’ve all had them, that from the time my feet hit the floor in the morning until I wearily hauled them back…
Read MoreChristmas Fear
“Fear not, for behold I bring you Good News of Great Joy . . . ““Perfect Love casts out all fear.” I’ve met a lot of fearful people this week. Some of them are afraid of getting dementia, or already have it and are afraid of what’s going to happen to them. Some are alone…
Read MoreChristmas Isolation or Who-bilation
“And God said, ‘It is not good for man to be alone . . .” Christmas is SUCH a glorious time! I LOVE it! The darkness and lights, the snow and the cold; the festivities and food; the family and friends; the music and movies. Yes, maybe especially the movies. Chevy Chase in “Christmas Vacation”;…
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