As we celebrate this season, we must remember what this season is about. Christmas is about the first coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. It is most definitely a time to celebrate. If Jesus had never come, we would truly...

There is something special about this time of the year. There is a different feel in the air that is not just the colder temperatures. You can see the lights and decorations. One thing about this time of year is...

The Christmas season brings about a great deal of expectations. Hopefully, those expectations bring about joy to our lives. Joy is very different from just happiness. It is the happiness and contentment of the soul that is present no matter...

One of the special parts of the Christmas and Advent seasons is the songs that are sung. I have grown in my appreciation of songs that are specially meant for this time of year. Some of the songs that we...

This time of year comes with all kinds of big expectations. There are expectations about what might be under our Christmas trees. There are expectations of enjoying time with friends and family. There is also the expectation that the LORD...

The calendar has turned with the focus on the Christmas season. I think that we can all agree that it’s okay to have the Christmas decorations out now, right? This season is actually a culmination of two seasons: Advent and...

Christmas comes with high expectations. We want everything to be just perfect, don’t we? We have pictures in our minds of children playing, church choirs singing, people smiling and getting along. But how often does it happen that way? It...