Luke 2:13-15 CONTEXT The angels announce Jesus Birth and call the shepherds to visit. Angels were heralds of the new-born Saviour, but they were only sent to some poor, humble, pious, industrious shepherds, who were in the business of their calling, keeping watch over their flock. We are not out of the way of Divine … More Daily Devotional – Angel We have Heard On High
Pursuing Beauty in a Secular Age “Beauty will save the world,” wrote Dostoyevsky in his novel, The Idiot¹. Over the years, many theologians have played with the statement, seeking to tease from it whatever truth they can find. Certainly, when viewed through a Christian lens, Dostoyevsky’s words commend themselves to us. They are not only provocative, … More Pursuing Beauty in a Secular Age
The Amazing History of Christmas How much do you know about Christmas—about its origins and its many beloved traditions? Do you know where the idea of stocking-stuffers comes from? Or how lights found their way onto the Christmas tree? Or why we all have the jolly, red-suited, white-haired image of Santa Claus in our heads? … More The Amazing History of Christmas
Luke 2:13-14 HISTORY When Charles Wesley wrote this carol in 1739, he had no idea it would become famous. He first named it “Hark, how all the welkin ring,” welkin being an archaic English term for the heavens. When George Whitefield published it in 1753, he changed the first line to read, “Hark! The herald … More Sunday Sermon Series – Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Britten’s Ceremony of Carols In the recent Tom Hanks movie Greyhound, the captain of a destroyer helps to lead a convoy across the U-boat-infested North Atlantic during WWII. To say that the trip from the U.S. to Britain in 1942 was dangerous is not only is an understatement of epic proportions, it offers context for the extraordinary … More Britten’s Ceremony of Carols
December 17 2020 Good morning from Washington, where senators take a critical look at voting irregularities in the 2020 election. Fred Lucas reports. Vice President Mike Pence looks back at the Trump administration’s pro-life victories during the past four years. Rachel del Guidice has the details. Plus: John Cooper on the importance of the filibuster, … More The Daily Signal’s Morning Bell
MICAH 5:2 COMMENTS I was greatly surprised to find in my research a number of posts arguing against this being a Prophetic Messianic verse. The vast majority of what I consider established or Old School commentators, would disagree, taking the position it is definitely a verse prophesying about the coming messiah. Here are three links … More Daily Devotional – Underdogs and God?
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Abiding in Christ in Bleak Days To say that 2020 has been chaotic and disappointing would be an understatement. Both nationally and globally, unbelievable challenges and disappointments have abounded again and again … and again. And these challenges have revealed the true nature of the human heart. Despite the culture’s insistence that people are … More Abiding in Christ in Bleak Days
Man has a propensity to forget why he was put on the earth: Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF) Larger: Q. 1. What is the chief and highest end of man? A. Man’s chief and highest end is to glorify God, and fully to enjoy him forever. Don’t Stay for the Applause A few years ago, a … More Don’t Stay for the Applause
Matthew 1:18-25 CONTEXT/COMMENTS In yesterday’s devotional, we looked at the story of Jesus birth from the physician Luke’s perspective. We focused upon the blessing Mary had to be chosen as the mother of our Lord and Savior. In the Gospel of Matthew we find a completely different story one in which Mary is not the … More Daily Devotional – What if you knew?
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