Tag Archives: Faith

And gathering together all the Chief Priests and Scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is wr...

As a little girl growing up in a small town in Pennsylvania, I can remember my family all dressed up and going to our Christmas service with beautiful music and candles lit all throughout the church. ...

The pace of the holidays can be crazy. How can we take a Sabbath approach to this season? Here's Step 3 - a great reminder that Sabbath is a GIFT. Learn about Step 1 here, and Step 2 h...

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.  (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And ever...

Luke 2: 1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.  (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of S...

It is a delight to be allowed to speak in a Christmas devotion about Archelaus. It made me smile when his name came up. Archelaus is part of a deeply held belief of mine about the Bible. ...

One of the most difficult parts for a modern day Christian to understand about the Bible’s account of Jesus’ birth is the fact that there weren’t more Jewish people celebrating it, e...

I love Christmas, but I don’t know anyone who gets as excited about Christmas as my husband. He starts the countdown for next year on December 26th. He breaks out the Christmas music the day aft...

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savio...

Our family isn't an elf-on-the-shelfer type family. I can't really get my act together and, to be totally honest with you all, I find the elf a bit creepy. I don't really like the thought of a little ...