Posts tagged “Jesus”
Christmas is a time to smile
I have a pet peeve with most nativity sets. Some pastors are bothered by the wise men around the manger, since they technically didn’t…
Christmas is a time to seek
How fast do you think the shepherds ran at Christmas? Once the angels had delivered God’s mail and told the shepherds that the Savior…
E is for empathy
If you’re a young adult wrestling with the idea of going to church and attaching yourself to organized religion, I want you to know…
Fight back
It feels like the world is getting more evil. I need both hands (and possibly my feet) to count how many people in the…
Christmas or chaos-mas?
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Or is it? I haven’t started my Christmas cards or my shopping, and I’ve got strings…
The waiting game
What are your pre-Christmas memories from your childhood? I remember coming in from afternoon recess at school, getting settled in my desk, and my…
Breaking branches
There’s a scene in the movie National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation where Aunt Bethany’s cat is gnawing on a string of lights. The cat ends…
Christmas happened!
Christmas is the season of stuff that didn’t actually happen. A magical snowman with a button nose. A bullied reindeer with a heartwarming story…
Christmas is a time for war
How would you finish this sentence? Christmas is a time for ________. I bet I could predict the top answers—Peace. Hope. Joy. Love. Family….
Something to give
I remember the exact date, time, and where I was when things started going downhill for our family this fall. We all experience it…
Thank God for the Holy Spirit
Do you ever find it difficult to keep Jesus’ commands? Me too. I love the idea of being patient, forgiving, and humble, but when…
Who would hate Jesus?
If Jesus was full of grace, if he never sinned and always loved, why did so many people hate him? Jesus actually answered that…