Archive for December 2024

“If anyone is in Christ they are a new creation.  The old has gone, the new has arrived.”  2 Corinthians 5:17 “And the shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen.”  Luke 2:20 “If you don’t like something, wait five minutes and it will change.”  Anonymous Every Christmas there…

“My soul exalts the Lord and my Spirit has begun to rejoice in God my Savior.” The Magnificat; Luke 1:46 “We will rejoice and delight in you.  We will praise your love more than wine.”  Song of Solomon 1:4 Do you have a favorite love song?  What is it?  Who wrote it?  What, or whom,…

“And with a great cry Elizabeth sang out, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.’”  Luke 1 “This night, Ebeneezer, you will be visited by three spirits.”  Jacob Marley in “A Christmas Carol” “Hello cousin Eddie . . . Cousin Eddie?”  Clark Griswold in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” Hosting…

“Then Zachariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and sang . . .”  Luke 1:67 “The only thing better than singing is more singing.” Ella Fitzgerald When was the last time you sang? How were you feeling when you did so?  Were you happy or sad?  With other people or all alone? Christmas is a…

“Comfort, comfort my people . . . in the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord.”  Isaiah 40 “The Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness for forty days.” Luke 4 “When in the wilderness you are the blink of an eye from being fully awake.” Robbie George Thanksgiving is past, Advent is here, Christmas is…