If you've been following this blog since the beginning, some of this might be a bit familiar to you, but I trust you will still find...

Below is the final entry of my Advent Journal. May your Christmas be filled with Light! The True Story of Christmas A Compilation of the...

For you alone my soul in stillness waits, truly my hope is in you. Soul in stillness. Silent night. Many of us, myself included, often...

What follows is the Christmas Eve entry in the aforementioned Advent Journal; I hope as you read it the Spirit will stir anew within you....

I've not blogged in quite some time, as those of you who 'follow' me well know; I have a significant series of posts beginning next week,...

In my office of President within Holland Classis RCA, I have the privilege of presiding at many services of ordination. For readers who...

Last week I was given the wonderful opportunity to be in Scottsdale, Arizona for vacation. I spent time hiking, lying by the pool, and...

There is one word that has the power to shut down conversations or breed arguments, to lift people up or push them down, to bring unity...

The True Story of Christmas: A Compilation of the Christ-story as Recorded in God’s Word Based upon the translation of New Revised...

Can you feel it? The time is coming fast! The stories we love will be told through song, children’s plays, home decorations, and family...

'This is it. It’s time; I hope they are ready. Do you think they understand what is happening? A manger; he’s going to be born in a...

The movie The Nativity Story does what I consider to be a wonderful job depicting this part of the story. Luke doesn’t give us much...

When a baby is born, does he realize all that will be required of him? Does he realize that his birth fulfills a prophecy and that he...

Joseph is a man about whom we know a relatively small amount. These verses of Scripture, however, reveal some important parts of Joseph’s...

Once Gabriel left Mary, I imagine reality began to come into focus. What would Joseph say? How would she explain this to her...

Have you ever paused to consider what a great act of setting down power the birth of Christ truly is? It is bravery; it is letting go of...

In this third week of Advent, the journal will begin to focus on those stories commonly associated with the Christmas season. My...

There seems to be no better way to end a week focused on how to live in this time of already and not yet, than to read this passage from...

The image in this passage is so beautiful, that I want to leave it up to you to use this day as a day of creativity. Draw the images in...

This passage tells us that Christ will return soon and in order to prepare we must dress ourselves in the armor of light (for more...