Scripture: “The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’)” (Isaiah 7:14 NLT). God with us! This tiny baby in a manger in the insignificant town of Bethlehem, born to peasant parents, was God Himself! He came to live with […]
Read More →Scripture: “It is more blessed to give than receive” (Acts 20:35 KJV). Christmas 1972 came at a bleak time in our lives. My troubled marriage had finally come to an end, and I had fallen into the role of single mom with a bare-subsistence income. Michael and Crystal, my children, were old enough to know […]
Read More →Being still at Christmas seems an oxymoron. But since I determined to celebrate this festival as a God-ordained time of refreshment, I notice a new quiet in my spirit. My thoughts no longer are rampant with undone chores. I no longer feel the need to fill silent moments with talk of mundane things. I can […]
Read More →Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:27 KJV). The Christmas season has arrived, and it’s time to put aside my customary work and enter into the celebration with my whole heart. I must […]
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