Christmas is just around the corner and that is hard to miss – at least in the U.S. Outdoor lights and Christmas trees have been up for weeks, people have been busy shopping and stores have been busy luring customers … Read the rest
SEEING THE BIRTH OF CHRIST WITH EYES OF FAITH
Gotta get my two cents in at Christmas! Hope you don’t mind.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the paradox in the way we commemorate our Savior’s birth today. Most of us have forgotten that the nativity has been … Read the rest
GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST
You may have heard and even sung along with the refrain to the beloved carol “Angels We Have Heard on HIgh:” Gloria in Excelsis Deo! Literally, that means “Glory in the highest to God.”
We say and sing “glory to … Read the rest
THE PECULIAR GLORY OF ADVENT
The weeks leading up to Christmas are called the Advent Season. I’ve found that knowledge of this season is hit or miss in Christian circles these days. Mainstream churches that observe an annual liturgical calendar are usually familiar with it … Read the rest
SIMEON’S PROPHECY
Every year in late December we remember the miracle of Christ’s birth. The King of the universe, the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings became a human being in the form of a tiny helpless baby. His arrival … Read the rest