Advent Blog Day 12 – All God’s Creatures
Remember the “moon on the breast of the new fallen snow” from Monday night? A couple of hours into the snowfall my dogs start going crazy and my daughter told me to look out of the windrow. Prancing down the middle of the street in the “lustre of midday” was a...
December 14, 2017
Luke 2:11 “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.”
December 13, 2017
Luke 2:10 “And the angel said to them, Fear not: for I bring you good tidings of great joy for all people.”
Advent Blog Day 10 – Reflecting the Light
Remember this Christmas line? “The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow, Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below.” It is of course from The Night Before Christmas and it captures the scene here in Michigan last night. It was our first real snow fall and when...
December 12, 2017
Luke 2:9 “Suddenly, God’s angel stood among them and God’s glory blazed around them. And they were afraid.”
Advent Blog Day 9 – Shepherding
Luke 2:8 “And there were shepherds watching their flocks by night.” Who were the shepherds and why would they be the first on earth to hear the news about Jesus? We know that the job of shepherd was not a one of status, but I tend to forget that many of the great...
December 11, 2017
Luke 2:8 “And there were shepherds watching their flocks by night.”
Advent Blog Day 8 – Jesus is born
I found this quote while google surfing and it blew me away. “So God throws open the door of this world—and enters as a baby. As the most vulnerable imaginable. Because He wants unimaginable intimacy with you. What religion ever had a god that wanted such intimacy...
December 10, 2017
Luke 2:6-7 What was it like to be born in a manger, in the hay, in a drafty stable?