Paul David Tripp, “The glory of the birth of Jesus becomes even more glorious when it is seen through the humbling lens of the desperate

As I watch the birds at my feeders this chilly December morning, I have a lovely sense of peace. The wrens, thrashers, bluebirds, woodpeckers, titmice,

“AD-vent: a coming into place, view, or being; an arrival” (Dictionary.com). “A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices, for yonder breaks a new and

Henry W. Longfellow, 1863 said, “I heard the bells on Christmas day, their old familiar carols play, and wild and sweet the words repeat of

Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright ‘Round yon virgin Mother and Child Holy infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly

Peter Bilhorn (1887) wrote, “Through Christ on the cross peace was made, my debt by His death was all paid; no other foundation is laid

“The quality or state of being filled completely;  possessing a richness or intensity” (Dictionary.com). We all know that feeling of being full, especially at the Thanksgiving

“It’s only words and words are all I have to take your heart away” (Barry and Maurice Gibb, 1969). “Sticks and stones may break my