Are You Ready?

During Christmas, we often get bogged down with everything but the miracle of God coming to Earth. When people ask, “Are you ready for Christmas?” we rightly assume they mean, “Have you purchased all of your Christmas presents yet?” Getting ready for Christmas means a little less but costs us a bit more each year—in both our spirituality and pocketbook.

Each time we join into the verbal gymnastics of trying to eliminate Christ from Christmas and term it just another ‘holiday,’ we lose a little more of our understanding of what gift-giving means and who the biggest gift-giver is.

Christmas Questions to Ponder

Although we’re inundated with Christmas tunes on the radio and decorations galore at the store, Christmas over 2,000 years ago had very little spectacle and flare. In fact, our Christmas of today and the Christmas of then could not be more different. Yes, there was certainly chaos, confusion, and stress for the little family at the center of the story, however this blessed and momentous occasion came and went, and except for a few unlikely guests, most people passed the night without any knowledge that the Savior of the world had come to Earth.

Can you imagine that something so monumental was so inconsequential at the time. Jesus came, and although few had foretold this event and many had been waiting for him, very few noticed his arrival.

Of course, that singular, and seemingly insignificant night would change the world as we know it forever.

So how has it changed you?

His Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. T’was Grace that taught my heart to fear. And Grace, my fears relieved. How precious did that Grace appear The hour I first believed. — John Newton I have […]

Gratitude in Action

I am Thankful for… …the mess to clean after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends.…the taxes I pay because it means that I am employed.…the clothes that fit a little too snug because it means I have enough to eat.…my shadow who watches me work because it means I am […]

God Invites the Nobodies

“You are not what others think you are. You are what God knows you are.”  – Shannon L. Alde Religious Author I entitled this post, “God invites the nobodies,” for several reasons…  One: God does not play favorites… we are all made of the same cloth in his eyes. Two: God has always done things […]

Questions to Answer

Although we’re inundated with Christmas tunes on the radio and decorations galore at the store, Christmas over 2,000 years ago had very little spectacle and flare. In fact, our Christmas of today and the Christmas of then could not be more different. Yes, there was certainly chaos, confusion, and stress for the little family at […]