Advent Day 9: Those Who Choose Not to Worship
An often overlooked part of the Christmas story is that there were those who chose not to worship the Messiah. When King Herod was told by the Magi that they were going to worship the…
Advent Day 8: A Little History
The celebration of the nativity of Christ started in the 4th century in Rome, and is named after the special Catholic Mass dedicated to Christ (Christ’s Mass). The original date of this festival was either…
Advent Day 7: A Messiah for All
Before Christ, the only people who were considered God’s people were the Israelites. Christ’s death and resurrection opened the doors for all people to be a part of God’s kingdom. This is demonstrated first by…
Advent Day 6: Hope for the Hurting – A Poem by John Piper
For today, I leave you with this powerful video. John Piper is an incredibly gifted and inspirational man. He wrote a poem that brings a different perspective on Christmas. The original post can be found…
Advent Day 5: Slow Down
Christmas can be one of the busiest times of year. Christmas shopping, Christmas baking, Christmas concerts, Christmas gatherings, Christmas clean-up… the list goes on. For myself and many other students, this time of year marks…
Advent Day 4: Christmas Was God’s Plan
Take a moment to think about the amount of details that are found in the story of Jesus’ birth. These details were not accidental. God had a plan for the Saviour of the world to…
Advent Day 3: The Unexpected Saviour
When Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, gained his speech after John was born, he was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied about the redemption of God’s people. Blessed be the Lord God…
Advent Day 2: Christ Humbled Himself
Philippians 2:5-11 is a famous passage that tells about the humility of Christ. This is one of the great themes of Christmas. Jesus came as a humble child, born to a humble young woman, in…
The First Sunday of Advent
Today marks the first day, and the first Sunday, of Advent – the four week season leading up to Christmas Day. This is also the first of my posts focusing on this time of preparation…
Christmas 2012
This Christmas, I will be writing regular posts on the history of Christmas and on the Advent Celebration. Look for those posts here on a daily basis beginning Sunday, December 2nd.
Our Children Are Not Good
“It is better for a child to learn a heart lesson, though it cause him temporary pain, than for him to ignorantly follow a path leading to eternal pain.” (Helping Children to Understand the Gospel. Minneapolis:…
Can You Fly Me To The Moon Daddy?
A little story about an ambitious little boy. Caleb was sitting at the kitchen table next to me. Looking out the window, he suddenly asked me the most interesting question: “I would sure like to…