Dec 24, 2016

Luke 2:1-21
And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who...

Dec 18, 2016

Luke 1:26-38
And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 

That little teenage girl has a thing or two to show us. Mary holds the mirror up to us Christians and then asks the question,...

Dec 11, 2016

Luke 6:27-36
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. 

This is clearly not a Christmas passage. When Jesus says to "Give...

Dec 4, 2016

Matthew 2:13-23
"Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men."

Why does Matthew include the story...