

Remember the Story and Learn from the Angels
“Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.” G.K. Chesterton It’s the end of the year. Christmas is around the corner. There are things to do, things to figure out, things to face, things you would like not to face, and in the middle of it all, we find a story. Consider the one told by Matthew. His story seems to start a little slow with a list of names, but of course, a closer look reveals something wondrous - it’s a list of names! Each name on the list is a person
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A Word to Live Into
How are you expectant? I can remember a time when I was expectant. The memory of it is significant because it was unlike anything I had ever done or experienced before. I was traveling to India to meet the parents of the man I later married. I had never been there. I didn’t know the language and was not very well informed about the culture. As I prepared to go, I wondered what it would be like. I wondered if his family would like me. I wondered if I would fit in. You can be e
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God Came In Person
“Praise the Lord, my soul. Lord my God, you are great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty. The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment.” Psalm 104:1-2 This may be what the shepherds saw when they encountered Baby Jesus. Angels appeared to them and told them, “I have good news.” Imagine that. The angels said there is good news of great joy that on that very day when the angels appeared, a savior was born. (Lk 2:8-11) When they heard the good news, the shepherds
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