Christmas Archives

2 Corinthians 2:14 | The Smell of Victory

One of the best parts of the fall holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas, are the smells. The smells trigger wonderful memories for me. I love the pine smell of a Christmas tree. And the fire place smoke. Also I love the smells of […]

Christmas Mark

Mark 1:9 | Heavenly Christmas

Christmas truly is the most wonderful time of the year. Each of the four gospels give us different details about Jesus. The Gospel of Luke writes of shepherds, he writes of magical stars, he writes of a babe in the manger, and […]

Christmas Luke

Luke 5:8 | Gift Giving by Jesus

Have you ever given a gift and received an unexpected response? As a child I threw a tantrum when I opened a Christmas present from my parents that had socks and underwear. I think they gave that gift to have a good […]

Christmas Matthew -

Matthew 1:21 | Christmas Rejoice!

Christmas is just a few short days away. I love it. Christmas is one of two main holidays that Christians celebrate. Easter is the other holiday and it is in many ways more important, less celebratory, but more reflective. I love both […]

Christmas Isaiah

Isaiah 9:6 | Christmas Gift

Christmas is upon us. The celebration should be about the birth of Jesus more than the consumerism, but I still enjoy the lights and everything about Christmas except for my expanding waistline. One well known Old Testament promise that foretells the birth […]