“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son…” (John 3:16). This picture (below) was taken on Christmas Morning, and I felt as though it was God’s Christmas card. The only thing hanging on my living room wall is that crucifix. The rest of the “card” is the result of the sun […]
“And she gave birth to her firstborn son” (Luke 2:7). Thought: “Merry Christmas” could also be written, “Mary CHRISTmas,” keeping the focus on Christ and yet remembering to honor His blessed mother. Mary CHRISTmas! Pastor Matt…
“Blessed is He who comes” (Ps. 118:26). This time of year (the end of one Church Year and the beginning of another) we intensify our anticipation of the coming of Christ on the Last Day. And soon we will celebrate Christmas and His coming from heaven the first time. We speak, therefore, of the “first” […]
“For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed” (Luke 1:48). The words “Merry Christmas” could also be written, “Mary CHRISTmas,” emphasizing Christ but remembering to honor Mary, the blessed mother of our Lord Jesus Christ. Richard Wurmbrand, a Lutheran pastor, tells this little story: It is said that a Protestant and a […]
“I was glad when they said to me, Let us go to the house of the Lord!” (Ps. 122:1). No, this devotion is not a month early. Sunday was new year’s day in the Church, the beginning of a brand new Church Year. And the first season of the year is Advent. If Friday was […]
On Sunday we heard and believed the last Holy Gospel of the church year – Luke 23:27-43. Among other things, it led me back to this devotion. “According to Your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of Your goodness, O Lord” (Ps. 25:7). One time on a nursing home visit, I sat and talked with […]