The House of Christmas by G.K. Chesterton There fared a mother driven forth Out of an inn to roam; In the place where she was homeless All men are at home. The crazy stable close at hand, With shaking timber and shifting sand, Grew a stronger thing to abide and stand Than the square stones [...]
One king holds the precious gold. Another holds the myrrh. One king holds the frankincense While Mary holds the Word. One king kneels to worship Him Another bows in prayer One king stares in disbelief At the baby lying there. Mary sits so quietly Amazed that God would send Such a precious gift to [...]
Therefore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish. Isaiah 29:14 (NIV) Ours is a living language. Words change. They change spelling. They change meaning. Words are created or coined. Words we once used become obsolete. One word [...]
That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great [...]
You are the light of the world—like a city on a mountain, glowing in the night for all to see. Don’t hide your light under a basket! Instead, put it on a stand and let it shine for all. Matthew 5:14-15 (NLT) The kids were putting on the Christmas play. To show the radiance of [...]
He who is the faithful witness to all these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus! Revelation 22:20 (NLT) In C. S. Lewis’ children’s book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, a young girl named Lucy mysteriously enters a magical land called Narnia. It is winter there and while wandering [...]
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had [...]
But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. Luke 2:19 (NIV) Advent is a time of reflection. Our scripture says that Mary treasured and pondered these things. She considered all that the shepherds said concerning the angels and their message. She thought about what it all meant? Who was this [...]
John 1:14 (The Message) The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, Generous inside and out, true from start to finish. A grandfather found his grandson, jumping up and down in his playpen, [...]
The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! Luke 2:11 (NLT) Late one Christmas Day, years ago, a resident of Hillsborough, California, accompanied by his wife and children, set out to sing Christmas carols for the neighbors. As they were tuning up outside [...]
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