This year, Christmas Eve is on Sunday. At our church, we will hold our morning service as usual and offer a Christmas Eve Service. The Christmas holiday can tempt us to swing toward extremes in everything. As church leaders, we are not immune from the temptations. But we need to carefully consider how to lead […]
The only answer to the tragedies and evil of this world is found in the comforting presence of God. Specifically, at this time of the year, we find it in the Jesus who grew up
What is your favorite Christmas song? We often find ourselves spontaneously humming and singing those tunes. They have stuck with us because of all sorts of memories. We remember them because of family gatherings, when
Christmas is not just Christmas any more. And I don’t mean that we need more “Keep Christ in Christmas” signs, shirts, buttons, bumper stickers, and various paraphernalia. Instead, we need to see our mission field
“For nothing will be impossible with God.” It is an overwhelming statement made by Gabriel the angel in his announcement to Mary. We want to believe that it will be true in our own lives.
The holidays are a time that we can sometime swing to extremes. As leaders in the church, we are not immune to the temptations. In fact, they seem to become heightened as we plan for
