Category: Obedience

You Shall Call His Name Jesus

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,  to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David.  The virgin’s name was Mary.  …

Advent Wonder: Grace

I find myself ~ again ~ knees to floor and heart undone, wondering how so much escapes my efforts.  I am somehow still shocked, every now and then, by the struggle between flesh and spirit.  Regretting a temper quick to…

God With Us

“…and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.” (Matthew 1:23) I don’t know why this touches me so every year, but it does.   Immanuel, God with us… the Maker of the heavens and earth with…

Doubts:

I think most of us would admit that sometimes our faith is stronger than at other times.  Questioning my own beliefs and choices is part of the development of a mature Christian.  It is always better to know exactly what…

Christmas is About People

By Sherma-Jacqueline Felix I know that “Jesus is the reason for the season” and that we ought to say “Merry Christmas” rather than “Happy Holidays” and all the other cliches that some of us Christians tend to get so hung up about during this time of…