Category: Advent

Wednesday, December 13: The Little Drummer Boy

Wednesday, December 13: The Little Drummer Boy I’ve always pictured the little drummer boy as a shepherd, taking his handmade drum out to the fields to help him stay awake on those overnight watches or possibly banging on it to call other shepherds or to scare the wolves and other predators away from the flock. […]

Tuesday, December 12: We Three Kings of Orient Are

Tuesday, December 12: We Three Kings of Orient Are Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. -Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV) It’s often difficult for people to understand that Jesus was born just like us. […]

Monday, December 11: What Child is This?

Monday, December 11: What Child is This? But the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior – yes, the Messiah, the Lord – has been born today in Bethlehem. -Luke 2:10-11a, NIV What a night! Christ the King entered […]

Sunday, December 10: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

Sunday, December 10: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people and God himself will be with them and be their God. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or […]

Saturday, December 9: O Little Town of Bethlehem

Saturday, December 9: O Little Town of Bethlehem This song started as a poem for a group of Philadelphia Sunday school children, and eventually became a celebrated Christmas hymn. It was written by the pastor of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Philadelphia, Phillips Brooks, in 1867, during his pilgrimage on horseback from Jerusalem […]

Friday, December 8: We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Friday, December 8: We Wish You a Merry Christmas When I hear “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” for the first time each season, my first thought is, “Wow! Christmas is coming!” and I am filled with fresh joy. Then, however, the singers reach the verses. “Now, bring us some figgy pudding… We won’t go […]

Thursday, December 7: Silver Bells

Thursday, December 7: Silver Bells Isn’t it interesting how the ordinary can take on a different form during the Christmas holiday season? “Silver Bells” mentions the Christmassy red and green of the traffic lights and the laughter of children, yet those are around three hundred sixty-five days a year. We see things differently during the […]

Wednesday, December 6: Joy to the World

Wednesday, December 6: Joy to the World Joy To The World is one of my favorite songs of all time! It was written by Isaac Watts based on Psalm 98, 96:11-12 and Genesis 3:17-18 in the Bible. This song reminds us to be Joyful because the “Lord Has Come To Save The World” from sin. […]