Hope Has a Name...JesusHe is Immanuel...The God Who is With UsHe is our Wonderful CounselorHe is our Mighty GodHe is our Everlasting FatherToday we see that the name of Hope is also...The Prince of Peace.More than a Hallmark Greeting, these names help us connect with the truth of the nature and ... READ the POST
Day 7 of Untangling Christmas
Day 6 of Untangling Christmas
His name is Everlasting FatherHe never changes. He is timeless.He is God our Father.Everlasting comes from the Hebrew rood ad, which means duration, continue, and advance. I can rejoice that He is a Father who will stay with me for the whole duration of the journey, continuing with me throughout my ... READ the POST
Day 5 of Untangling Christmas
Coming Untangled...One Day at a Time Last year I decided that I was not going to miss the sparkle in the season. I was going to get out of the crazy spin of Christmas, turn the wheel around and find meaning in the last month of the year. It would be a time of reflecting, gratitude, ... READ the POST
Day 4 of Untangling Christmas
As we move towards Christmas Celebrations, let's remind ourselves what we are celebrating! Today let's look at yet another name for the Messiah from Isaiah 9:6....His name is Mighty GodMighty comes from the Hebrew word gibbor, which means powerful, warrior, champion, chief, giant, and strong. I can ... READ the POST
Day 3 of Untangling Christmas
Have you put up your Christmas Decorations yet? While I put up my little Dept. 56 Village I almost "lost it" in the maze of cords and plugs in an effort to put together the little lit village. At one point I just wanted to throw my hands in the air and say " forget it!" And, at about that same time ... READ the POST
Day 2 of Untangling Christmas
The perfect gift?We all want the perfect gift and so we look through catalogs, magazines and sales ads. We wander through shops, malls and boutiques. Somehow thinking that if we receive the perfect gift, everything will be good, life will be good.Jesus is the perfect gift.We have been given a gift ... READ the POST
Immanuel, the God who is with us
Hope.It is flimsy these days.FearIt is rampant.The Holidays?Maybe if we focused on what the meaning of Christmas really is, we would have a different perspective this year. We would still celebrate, but we would celebrate with hope and meaning.This month this blog will be focusing on the Christmas ... READ the POST
