Advent (311)
  1. 40 Minutes in the Old Testament and 30 Minutes in the New Testament have come together for the Christ Hold Fast Christmas Special!
  2. Our relief when we're troubled can't be found at the end of all our preparations and celebrations, no matter how pious our intent.
  3. “It’s bigger on the inside” is not only an evocative literary device, it is also a phrase heavy laden with Good News found in the true story of Christianity, especially at Christmas.
  4. We have heard of the man born to be king. Here in Bethlehem, by divine condescension, the King—the King of kings—is born to be man.
  5. Jesus isn't Superman. He's not from another planet. He's from Earth.
  6. So it is with my little garden as well; dead, so it would seem. Nothing. Barren.
  7. This time of year, Christmas time, the world isn't so much Christ-expectant as it is Christ-haunted.
  8. Mary conceives by the Holy Spirit, Joseph is called 'just", a name is given and the reason for it all is revealed.
  9. On that night in Bethlehem so long ago, not even your mother who held you in her arms understood that you had come to turn the world upside down in a through-the-looking-glass sort of way.
  10. The advent is an incredible time for the church. We focus in on and celebrate Christ's first coming in anticipation of His second advent: The restoration of all things.
  11. Why does John make you uncomfortable? You know. It’s not just the clothing; it’s not only the hair; it’s not even really the diet. John the Baptist is uncivilized—that’s the problem.