As I've been reading through the story of Jesus' birth in Scripture, I've noticed some themes in what kind of response was prompted in people when they heard about the newborn King. Here are four ways the biblical characters involved in the Christmas story responded to the news of Jesus’ birth, and how you and I can respond to the…
Photo by freestocks on Unsplash At some point in your life or another, you may have been the recipient or even the dispenser of judgment over a Christian putting up a Christmas tree, teaching kids to believe in Santa, for giving gifts or screaming ‘NSYNC’s “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays” at the top of your lungs. (Totally did that yesterday, by…
We know that during Christmas Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus. It can be so easy to do all the Christmas things and not pause to meditate on Jesus and why it's so significant that He came. The Christmas story reminds us of basic truths about the nature of Jesus and His purpose in being born, but there's something…
“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’” (Matthew 1:23) How many times have you heard that verse? Christmas cards. Christmas carols. It's familiar Christmas language in our culture, especially in Christian environments. How many times have you stopped to think about…