-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
Archives
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
Categories
Meta
Monthly Archives: December 2022
Understanding; December 30, 2022
Luke 2:49-50 “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?” But they did not understand what he was saying to them. It’s my personal opinion that the first two … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized
Tagged being used by God, God's plans, Jim Elliot, knowledge, learning, memory, significance, submitting to god, understanding
Leave a comment
Ranking; December 29, 2022
Matthew 2:15 And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.” Matthew is the most thoroughly Jewish of the Gospels. Recent linguistic analysis by computer indicates it was probably written … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized
Tagged comparing, focus, judging, linguistic analysis, minor prophets, standards, tests
Leave a comment
Confirmations; December 28, 2022
Matt 2:10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. In the Christmas story we often talk about the faith of Mary and of Joseph, but when you think about it, the Magi also had exemplary faith. There is no … Continue reading
Response to Jesus; December 27, 2022
Luke 2:34-35 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts … Continue reading
Joy and Faithfulness; December 25, 2022
Luke 2:20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. There’s a little chorus, part of a longer cantata, that sets the first part … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized
Tagged experiencing God, faithfulness, purpose, the joy of the Lord, trusting God
Leave a comment
Poverty; December 24, 2022
Luke 2:7 And she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. We seldom think about the poverty of the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized
Tagged Christmas, faithfulness, finances, gratitude, luxury, materialism, physical needs, poverty, stewardship, wealth
Leave a comment
Names; December 23, 2022
Matthew 1:23 “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” –which means, “God with us.” I don’t know that Jesus was ever addressed as Immanuel while He walked this … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized
Tagged commitment, discipleship, Immanuel, Jesus, knowing God, knowing ourselves, names, names of God, spiritual growth
Leave a comment
Grasping; December 21, 2022
Philippians 2:6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped. We grasp, or grasp at, many things, but Jesus, our ultimate Example, didn’t do that. The things mentioned in this passage are … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, encouragement, Uncategorized
Tagged abilities, aging, Christ's example, faith, God's plan, grasping, identity, stewardship, the incarnation, trusting God
Leave a comment