Today is the fourth and last Sunday of Advent.  Christmas is almost upon us.  For four weeks we have waited for this day.  We started out with Hope.  We started out remembering our sins and our need for a Savior and the prophecies to the People of God telling them that God would send them [...]

This is the third week of Advent.  This Sunday is sometimes also called Gaudete Sunday because the first word of the latin liturgy is gaudete, which is translated: Rejoice.  The theme of this Sunday is joy, and instead of a purple candle, the pink candle is lit.  This Sunday marks a change in mood from the [...]

Advent continues.  Today is the second Sunday of Advent and the start of the second week of Advent.  We continue to look forward to Jesus’ coming–both in anticipating Christmas and in anticipating his coming again.  For celebrating Jesus’ Advent must needs include both a looking back and a looking forward–it must include more than one [...]

Today is the first Sunday of Advent.  It’s hard to believe that the Christmas season is here already.  But Thanksgiving is over, and that means Christmas is right around the corner. I’ve been reading up on Advent over the last few days.  None of the churches I attended growing up celebrated Advent, so I wasn’t [...]

Jeremy and I went to two parties today.  First we went to his command’s party at his Master Chief’s house.  We ate turkey and talked and those who wanted to played Guitar Hero (I think that’s what it’s called–where each person plays a different instrument in the band going off of the prompts on screen [...]

Happy Easter, everyone! This is one of my favorite holidays of the year.  It is the day we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.  He died, but He did not stay dead.  This is the most important belief of Christianity.  Some would disagree with me.  They would say Jesus’ death is the most important belief.  And [...]

Today is Good Friday.  It is the day commonly celebrated by Christians as the day Jesus was crucified. I remember reading once I John 2:1,2: My little children, these things I write to you, that you may not sin.  And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And [...]

It has been said that the pen is mightier than the sword.  Swords are powerful.  There are large two-handed battle swords and small, but just as deadly pointed rapiers.  The large swords, which are cutting swords, can cut a man in half.  And that would be a man wearing armor–at least leather or chain mail, [...]

I would like to share a hymn I really like but which is not well-known or sung very often.  If you want to know what it sounds like you can go here.  There are more verses to the song on that website than I include here.  Even more information can be found here.  I think [...]

The following is rather a devotional, something I learned today and would like to share with you if you will permit. I’ve been reading through the book of Hebrews. It’s a very interesting book, and I’ve been getting a lot out of it. In chapter 11 is the “Hall of Faith” and I read this [...]