Category Archives: Birth of Jesus

The most amazing person who ever lived

Posted on December 24, 2019 by

Jesus Christ is so extraordinarily unprecedented that he shatters our categories and demands our worship. Continue reading →

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Why does the story continue?

Posted on December 20, 2019 by

Consider the un-sanitized version of the Christmas story… Continue reading →

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Only One did that for me…

Posted on December 21, 2015 by

How many Kings step down from their thrones? — Only One did that for me… Continue reading →

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Peace on earth, good-will to men?

Posted on December 21, 2014 by

“I heard the bells on Christmas day Continue reading →

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Two reasons for emphasizing the birth of Christ

Posted on December 21, 2014 by

“The crucial significance of the cradle at Bethlehem lies in its place in the sequence of steps down that led the Son of God to the cross of Calvary” (J.I. Packer). Continue reading →

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Restoration is our deepest need

Posted on December 8, 2014 by

Sometimes I need God to lead me beside still waters and to restore my soul. Can you identify? Continue reading →

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Not Bethlehem, but Calvary

Posted on December 25, 2013 by

“God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins. He did this so that the just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us” (Romans 8:3-4).
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Christmas Eve message from space (45 years ago)

Posted on December 24, 2013 by

As we remember this moment and message, let us worship the one who came from heaven to earth as our Redeemer. Continue reading →

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Three words that changed the world

Posted on December 22, 2013 by

“There is something in humility which — strangely enough — exalts the heart, and something in pride which debases it.” Continue reading →

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Why does the story continue?

Posted on December 20, 2013 by

Could such an amazing drama (over such a long time) be attributed to the power of religious tradition? Or, is there more to what happened on that night?
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