Back in 2006, our church was between preachers. Each week, a pastor would visit and do the sermon for us. The week before Christmas, Nanny and I were sitting in our usual pew, chatting about Christmas dinner before the service started. Here's the important part... the visiting preacher was not …
Archives for November 2014
Finding Christmas
You know how you used to feel about Christmas when you were a kid? Don't you miss that? I remember when Third Day put out "Christmas Offerings" and this song was on it: I was sort of feeling that way. Then, I ran into a group discussing a devotional online. I bought the book, and it really, …
Advent Bible Study
On November 23, I'm going to start something I do every year, something that has personally touched me for the past eight years. Someone back then mentioned a little devotion to me, Immanuel by Ann Spangler. It takes you through the six weeks of Christmas (I start late, so I actually run through …