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The Preparation of Solitude

I am often struck by the solitude and silence all the characters in the theatrical cast of the original Christmas story endured, in preparation for the Messiah’s entrance to the world, and also to the public. Elizabeth, the elderly, barren mother, who would...

The Things Which Are Not Seen

Sitting around the Christmas tree, with our last, remaining kid at home, we swapped passages of Scripture, because that’s really what Christmas is really about. Smiles read a couple of parts of Isaiah, the prophet who told us specific details about Jesus...

The Hidden Christmas Star

Last night, I was so bummed the sky was overcast. I really was. How is it that almost every night, I wander out and see stars, but when there’s something over-the-top, like this “Christmas Star” or an eclipse, the sky always seems to be too cloudy to...

Worship Like A Magi

Someone recently pointed out to me that the Magi didn’t bow when they saw Herod. But they did, when they found Jesus, with His teenaged mama. Hmmm. I just want to hit pause, right there. We are living in a time when the governments of the world are trying to...

The Wisdom of the Wise Men

Usually, as Christmas approaches, I feel this season speeding by me at hyper-speed, and I must some how hit the breaks and bring it to a slow crawl, or I will miss the glory of it all. This year I thought “What better way to slow the season than to muse on the...

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