The Jeweled PageIt must have been difficult; for both Mary and Joseph but particularly so for Mary. He was her child, her FIRST child. It is almost universally true that an unseen bond is quickly and naturally established between a mother and her child. That bond is characterized by a fierce protectiveness enhanced by a sharp nurturing [...]
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I have long been of the opinion that one of the greatest difficulties about our familiarity with the nativity accounts and the fact that typically we only ponder it once a year is that we miss some of the truths and principles that are buried just beneath the surface of the familiar. This article, written [...]
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Christmas 2011 At this time of the year, we cannot avoid being reminded of the elements of the “Nativity” which pertain to the naming of the Lord Jesus. “You are to name him Jesus.” “Jesus,” or “Yeshua,” as Joseph and Mary would have said it, means “The Lord is salvation.” Also significant, but perhaps not [...]
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This little babe, so few days old, Is come to rifle Satan’s fold; All hell doth at his presence quake. Though he himself for cold do shake, For in this weak unarmèd wise The gates of hell he will surprise. With tears he fights and wins the field; His naked breast stands for a [...]
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Linda and I would like to wish, to all our friends & family, a very blessed Christmas. Wherever you are, may the Spirit of Christmas … God’s own Spirit … bring you to consider the great price of the Gift that was given on your behalf; delivered in Bethlehem and consumated at Calvary. Please Click [...]
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Billy Graham Interview, The Virgin Birth and a letter to Clarence the Angel: all in todays potpourri post. Must We Believe in the Virgin Birth? – Al Mohler takes a look at this important question. In the course of his examination he addresses the question, “Must one believe in the Virgin birth to be saved?” [...]
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