The star, as rare and wondrous as it were, was not the unblinking source of joy.
Tag: Christmas
It’s safe to assume that Herod was out of touch with his feelings.
The shepherds had an encounter with God’s Kingdom. And then they were left with a choice: obey God or stay put.
We face the same sort of choice when we encounter Christ. We can stay the same or we can respond to what we’ve heard and seen.
We’ve spent a lot of time together in God’s Word this month. What is your response? Will you act? Will you retell your story? Will you spread the message of Jesus to all who will listen?
Zechariah sings in the Spirit of the redemption of man; first his own and then humanity’s.
There have been years in my past where the lights and the carols and the general merriment of Christmas seemed to taunt my personal sorrow.
We are reminded in the long shadows of this strange advent that God’s timing is markedly different than our timing.
I suspect the Magnificat chased Mary down through every day of her journey as mother to Jesus.