Matthew 1:23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). My husband and I recently drove from Pennsylvania to Rhode Island to watch our 6-year-old grandson star as the Grinch in his kindergarten play. We weren’t driving Continue Reading…
Mark 2:27 “Then he said to them, ‘The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.’” I’m going for “tunnel vision” this Christmas. I want my mind to be wrapped around one overriding thought: Christmas was made for us, not us for Christmas. Of course I’m paraphrasing what Continue Reading…
Luke 2:12 “And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” [ESV] When the angel appeared to the shepherds, they certainly had no fore-warning. They were quietly watching over their flocks when the glory of the Lord appeared. The Continue Reading…
2 Corinthians 3:6 “He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” As my husband and I were praying the other morning, he said, “Thank you, God, for not giving us Continue Reading…
Luke 7:16 “…God visited his people.” (ESV) A number of years ago we received a calendar from some missionary friends living in France. The December scripture was taken from this passage in Luke 7: “Dieu a visite son peuple.” I remember thinking how much that verse captured the essence Continue Reading…
John 4:10 “Jesus answered her, ‘If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.’” Jesus told the Samaritan woman that he would have given her even more than she Continue Reading…
John 4:10 “Jesus answered her, ‘If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.’” Jesus wanted the Samaritan woman to ask. He also wants us to ask, so much Continue Reading…
John 4:10 “Jesus answered her, ‘If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.’” Jesus basically tells the Samaritan woman if she knew…she would have asked…and he would have Continue Reading…