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Tag Archives: Christmas
Processing Experiences; December 25, 2025
Luke 2:19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. I can imagine Mary’s interview with Luke, all those years later. I can also understand that Mary couldn’t stop thinking about these things at the … Continue reading
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Response to Christmas; December 24, 2025
Luke 2:6-7 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. In this extremely familiar story, the thing that struck me just now is how normal everything … Continue reading
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Individual Differences; December 21, 2026
Luke 1:34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” As I said yesterday, Mary’s response to Gabriel was very different from Zechariah’s. She wasn’t questioning possibility as much as she was asking about mechanics. … Continue reading
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Going by the Rules; December 27, 2024
Luke 2:39 When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. It’s interesting that Luke completely skips over the magi and the escape to Egypt. … Continue reading
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Perspective; December 23, 2024
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. This is such a familiar passage, I knew which verse I was going to write … Continue reading
The Christmas Story; December 21, 2024
Luke 2:4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. From the standpoint of the world, Joseph and Mary … Continue reading
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Joseph; December 12. 2024
Matthew 1:34-25 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him … Continue reading
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Walking in the Light; December 8, 2024
Isaiah 60:1 “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.” This is a dearly loved verse, and as a matter of fact we have it on a banner hanging in our sanctuary. However, it’s still worthy of meditation. … Continue reading
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Anticipation; December 3, 2024
Isaiah 11:1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. What follows is a glorious description of the Messiah and His kingdom, so beautiful that it has caught the imagination of people down through … Continue reading
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Deception; December 30, 2023
2 Thessalonians 2:15 So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter. This chapter is, frankly, not one of my favorites. I don’t like to read … Continue reading
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