There are some “Chrsitmas” songs that I don’t mind listening too/singing throughout the year – though we may celebrate once a year, the reality of Christmas is with us everyday. So, with that in mind, do yourself a favor and listen to this version of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” by Josh Garrels & Trace [...]
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22 Dec
Christmas Prayer/Pastoral Prayer
I prayed this as part of the pastoral prayer at Calvary yesterday: King of Kings, Lord of Lords, We bow our hearts and heads before you this morning. As Christmas nears, we pray for a sense of wonder a sense of amazement at the way that you have chosen to enter into our sin-sick, wicked, [...]
20 Dec
Christmas Prayer
Come and stand amazed, you people, see how God is reconciled! See his plans of love accomplished, see his gift, this newborn child. See the Mighty, weak and tender, see the Word who now is mute. See the Sovereign without splendor, see the Fullness destitute; the Beloved, whom we covet, in a state of low [...]
12 Dec
2 Christmas Limericks (Original)
At the dinner table tonight my mind began to think in verse…Lydia asked me if I was writing a limerick. I was not, but then we began discussing the form of a limerick. This is the result – two limericks (one fun and one serious): The Christmas time is coming so nigh Our children’s energy [...]
10 Dec
“Wonder of All Wonders”
This comes to me by way of the Worship Quote of the Week. This is a great poem for Christmas written by Timothy Dudley-Smith. WONDER OF ALL WONDERS! Wonder of all wonders! that Christ should lay aside his crown and to a fallen world come down, and in a stable bleak and bare should choose [...]
1 Dec
Advent
Here’s an online advent calendar Here is something I wrote for our church to describe Advent… What is Advent? Advent is a period of four weeks (or part of four weeks) leading up to Christmas, in which we anticipate the coming of Christ. The word Advent comes from the Latin word adventus, meaning “coming, arrival”. [...]
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