This post was originally published on December 23, 2008. I have updated the story a bit and thought is was worth posting again. So, here goes, and Merry Christmas!
Every year in our family, we recount the Christmas story. Some years we do it with music, other years we read a story book, and one year the kids put on a puppet show complete with music! This year, we’re going back to the source of the story, and the source of all knowledge and wisdom, the Word of God. I thought I would share it with you. The story itself is fairly long, but God’s story is worth the time!
Biblical passages are all footnoted. As best I recall, all biblical passage are from the ESV. Originally, this story was comprised only of passages directly from the Bible. I have updated it to include some transitional statements between verses. These are shown in italics.
The story of Christmas started a long long time ago. In fact, the story of Christmas began with the beginning of time. Continue Reading…
Every year millions of people all around the world ring in the New Year with resolutions. We vow to start doing this or stop doing that, and everything seems right with the world for about a week – maybe two. Then, inevitably, something goes wrong with our resolutions and we revert back to our old habits and ways and give no more thought to our resolutions until next year roles around. So this year, rather than make more resolutions, I thought I would offer up a New Year’s prayer. Acknowledging that, in myself, I am not capable of keeping resolutions, but with God all things are possible, here are my resolutions/prayers for the coming year: