Come Let Us Adore Him

At Christmas I am drawn to the amazing message of God becoming man. I find the incarnation invites me to adoration and wonder. The quiet beauty and yet hidden power of the event is both peaceful and unsettling at the same time.Humility… who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality […]

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Corregio, The Holy Night

Merry Christmas!

May Jesus, the Light of the World, bring joy to your Christmas season!

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14

The Beauty of Incarnation

Drawn to the Incarnation There is something about the beauty and mystery of Christmas that inspires me. The word incarnation captures so much of what Christmas means to me. For some Christians it seems they want to rush over the story of Christmas and move quickly on to Easter. And I certainly appreciate the importance […]

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How to Give a Gift to God

For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.  Hosea 6:6 Don’t you hate it when you give a gift to someone and then realize that it is not something they want?  Although they smile, you can tell it is fake.  And of course, there is the opposite […]

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Nativity

The God Who Stooped Down

You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great. Psalm 18:35 (NIV 1985) What an unusual statement, “…you stoop down to make me great.”  I remember the first time I noticed this phrase.  I thought, “Isn’t this backwards?  Isn’t it all supposed to be […]

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