Tag Archives: Faith

READ: Matthew 1:18-23, Luke 1:26-38, Luke 2:1-7 Biblical scholars disagree over the age of Mary when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to her to tell her that God had chosen her to bear His son....

Matthew 1:18-21, Luke 1:26-27 Even though, as believers, our very existence relies wholly on the foundation of faith itself, when we’re faced with a challenge or situation that requires...

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they we...

One of my most favorite things about the Bible is the way that prophecies are fulfilled. I have always loved seeing the way that portions of God’s word tie together into each other and foretell ...

And gathering together all the Chief Priests and Scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is wr...

As a little girl growing up in a small town in Pennsylvania, I can remember my family all dressed up and going to our Christmas service with beautiful music and candles lit all throughout the church. ...

The pace of the holidays can be crazy. How can we take a Sabbath approach to this season? Here's Step 3 - a great reminder that Sabbath is a GIFT. Learn about Step 1 here, and Step 2 h...

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.  (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And ever...

Luke 2: 1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.  (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of S...

It is a delight to be allowed to speak in a Christmas devotion about Archelaus. It made me smile when his name came up. Archelaus is part of a deeply held belief of mine about the Bible. ...