When Simeon and Anna saw Jesus, they saw the Messiah, the One God had promised. Luke 2:22-38 Luke 2:22-38 tells the story of Simeon and Anna. Here are two individuals who had been waiting on the Promised Messiah. Verse 26 tells us that Simeon had been given a...
How many of you are constantly revising your plans for Christmas? It’s tough to plan right now. Things are going to have to stay pretty fluid, aren’t they? Many families will need to be creative about how they will gather and not much can be set in stone because we...
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! This year, my sweetheart’s birthday is on Thanksgiving, so we will celebrate Thom Pratt along with Thom Turkey. I’ve got to tell you that last year was Thanksgiving gone wrong for the Pratts. We were in Nashville on vacation, and we...
Paul said this of his life in Galatians 2:20: “ I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” When I analyze this verse, I am...
Noise affects human behavior. In one experiment carried out by psychologists, a student leaving a library intentionally dropped an armload of books. In 50% of the cases, a passerby stopped to help the student pick up the books. Then the experimenters brought out a...
Life is hard. 2020 has been hard. The Pandemic and Politics aren’t the only things we have had to deal with. Many of us have suffered physically and emotionally and have endured relational pains and schedule pressures at the same time. How can we frame what we...
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