ADVENT DAY 20: Dec. 20 – Who Trained the Wise Men?
Devotional Before we leave this story of the Wise Men, the horror in Bethlehem and the escape to Egypt, I have one question for you – how...
ADVENT DAY 19: Dec. 19 – Angel Gabriel, God’s Protection
Devotional Gabriel, the angel sent by God to be His messenger and coordinator of all His plans, had one more task to complete the Christmas...
ADVENT DAY 18: Dec. 18 – Men Wise Beyond Their Years and Culture
Devotional The story of the Star of Bethlehem appears only in the Book of Matthew. The Gospel tells us that a bright star appeared in the...
ADVENT DAY 17: Dec. 17 – King Herod, the Monster of Christmas
Devotional Every story needs a villain, and the Master storyteller doesn’t hold back in the Christmas story. This one has one doozy of a...
ADVENT DAY 16: Dec. 16 – Anna, the Faithful Widow
Devotional Soon after Simeon appears in the Temple to meet Jesus, we are told of an enigmatic prophetess named Anna (Greek form of Hannah)...
ADVENT DAY 15: Dec. 15 – Simeon, the Elder
Devotional Unlike most popular versions of the Nativity story, Luke’s doesn’t end at the manger, and the three Magi do not appear....
ADVENT DAY 14: Dec. 14 – Luke, the Doctor of Details
Devotional Every year on Christmas Eve my father would grab the family Bible, open it to the Gospel of Luke, and read the Christmas story...
ADVENT DAY 13: Dec. 13 – Christmas Prophecies Come True
Devotional Prophecy is an indispensable part of the Nativity story – with good reason. God has always spoken and acted in real history,...
ADVENT DAY 11: Dec. 11 – Angels, God’s Announcers
Devotional Angels serve a variety of roles in Scripture: they advocate, they protect, they make war, they announce, they teach, they...