Luke 1:8-10 “Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense. And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying…
Luke 1:5-7 “In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly. But they were childless…
Mark 1:1-3 NIV “The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: ‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way’—‘a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’” To…
John 1:1-5 NIV “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind…
My favorite Christmas cookie has to be Gingersnaps. They are a family favorite. I almost titled them Aunt Louise’s Gingersnaps, as they are known in our family. I give them as a gift each year to my sister’s kids. I honestly believe that the Gingersnaps are their favorite Christmas gift. Today I am going to a “White…
It’s the week before Thanksgiving and I’m already thinking about the Advent season. I love Christmas. As I was driving home today from a Christmas cookie exchange I turned on the radio. I have two radio stations to choose from to hear Christmas music. There is a slight chill in the air. Christmas is around…
I love receiving Christmas cards. I love seeing pictures of family and friends. In fact, I still have pictures on the side of my refrigerator of some of the cards I received last year. Now for the irony and honesty, I don’t send out Christmas cards. Is that terrible? We did send them out one…