We tend to hear a lot about giving during the Christmas season. From finding and sharing presents to making year-end donations to spreading cheer, there’s just a lot of giving going around. We Have A Supply to Give From “Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.” -2 Corinthians 9:10 Sometimes we feel like we can’t afford to be generous. But our supply is ample. God himself Continue Reading
The sermon of the Mount and the heart of Christmas {The Atlanta Journal Constitution}
The year is not certain, but because we know Jesus Christ’s ministry lasted approximately three years, it is fair to say that the sermon took place around 30 A.D. The very Man whose birth established the beginning of the calendar as we know it today, sat on top of a mountain in Galilee to preach the longest and fullest continued discourse recorded in the Gospels. The Sermon of the Mount is believed to have been delivered in the beginning of Christ’s ministry, after His baptism by John the Continue Reading
Let’s Paint the Town Red {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
Joy marked the occasion. So we painted the town red. Born the first day of December, I enjoy celebrating my birthday in the same month as Christmas. Every year my special day proves fun-filled and momentous. And since it's my birthday, I smile if I want to...smile if I want to...smile if I want to. But where did the expression “Let’s paint the town red!” originate? And how exactly does one go about it when celebrating? Painting the Town Red I found a plethora of answers. Here’s a Continue Reading
The Most Challenging Sermon of All Time {Blog Series}
“The news about Him spread throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He healed them. Large crowds followed Him from Galilee and the Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and from beyond the Jordan. When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying…” Matthew 4:24 – 5:1,2 He spent Continue Reading
What Does It Look Like to Be Highly Favored of God? {Recharge Wednesday Linkup}
“She lives a charmed life,” a friend said regarding her daughter-in-law. “Everything just works out for her.” If a charmed life is easy, then what do you imagine a highly-favored-of-God life to be? Mary, the mother of Jesus, was highly favored of God. Yet her life was difficult. God chose Mary to be the mother of His only Son. Gabriel the angel called Mary highly favored of God twice in their brief encounter. “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you”(Luke 1:28). If Continue Reading
Christmas Message Gives Couple a Second Chance {The Atlanta Journal Constitution}
She had sung through the first two presentations and watched the moving scene three times before. But when the grand finale reached its climax as the cross was raised behind the manger, her heart was stirred. That’s when she heard a clear message – as an almost audible voice whispered: “Will you do it? Will you do it for me?” She knew exactly what it meant. She also knew the idea was not hers. She would never have chosen this path. It was God’s idea. He spoke clearly through the image that Continue Reading
