The third in our series on the Songs of Christmas is maybe the most recognizable of them all: Mary’s Magnificat. This is found in Luke 1:46-55 and is the song of praise uttered by the virgin Mary very shortly after arriving at the house of her relative Elizabeth. ...
As the holidays grow closer, I find that I’ve been spending more time online as I look for the perfect gift for my friends and family. In turn, I have been getting very specific, targeted ads from various companies on my social media profiles. With more and more...
When I was a little girl in Sunday School class, my teachers often passed out “WWJD” bracelets. My friends and I wore them proudly, though they were way too big, and even as we got older, we would ask each other, “WWJD?” Sometimes we were joking, as...
I don’t know about you, but I always look forward to the new year! For me, it is a time to think about what comes next, what I want out of the next year, what needs to be different and what I no longer need at all! This year as you are getting your end-of-year...
Matthew chapter five opens with a list known as the Beatitudes. Those verses share with us the principles of living lives pleasing to God and they are markedly different from what our culture tells us we should be. These traits are things like meekness, mercy,...