We celebrate the arrival of Jesus Christ as a baby at Christmas. However, He’s slated to arrive again. I wonder if there is anything we can learn from those who eagerly expected Christ’s arrival the first time? Anna Miriam Brown’s...
Have you ever been asked to “Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes?” That’s exactly the journey I took this week as I used Hannah Kerr’s “Christmas Eve in Bethlehem” to lead me to the Christmas story once...
“Jesus is Alive” is not normally a Christmas greeting, but I guess it could be! Josh Wilson’s song “Jesus is Alive” reminds us all that Christ first came to life in human form as a baby in Bethlehem so long ago. That...
Lights are a major part of modern-day Christmas decorating traditions. It’s what completes the tree or lights up small-town streets. The lights of Christmas and Matt Redman’s Christmas song “These Christmas Lights” are our inspiration to explore...
We can see what a heart filled with expectation looks like when we observe children’s faces on Christmas morning. May our hearts burst with childlike levels of anticipation for the return of Christ. “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus,”...
Christmastime is here! I love this season! I love the music, I love the traditions, I love the decorations, I love the food, and I love taking extra time examining the reason we celebrate this Holy Day. This week I am excited to use Matthew...
Reviewing the Christmas story can warm our hearts with the familiar, but examining the characters in new ways can enrich the story you may never have considered. Sidewalk Prophet’s song, “What a Glorious Night,” puts the shepherds...
How often have we missed the miracle because there was “no room” for the inconvenience? The birth of Jesus was messy, loud, and inconvenient, and yet some embraced it, and some, like the innkeeper sung about in Brandon Heath’s...
I love how this week’s song leads us to the Christmas story AND deep into God’s Word, searching out details about the Light of the World, Jesus Christ. Lauren Daigle’s “Light of the World” includes lyrics we can relate...