December 2008
6 posts
The Windows of the Saints
A young boy traveling in Europe had the opportunity to visit old cathedrals with stained glass windows which told stories of the Bible, for those who could not read. Upon returning home, he told his Sunday school teacher of the windows of the saints. When she asked him what a saint is, he thought for a moment and said, “A saint is someone who God shines His light through.”
Would that we, the...
Jesus, The Greatest Gift
With December 25th behind us, let us not forget the greatest Gift of Christmas, Jesus. God’s only begotten Son, given to us, while we were yet sinners, that we may share in everlasting life with Him.
I like this look at John 3:16. As we breakdown the text and look at the meaning of each piece, we are further reminded just how great that Gift from God was, and is still today.
For God – The...
40 Years Ago Christmas Night – Live Reading of...
The link below was shared with me yesterday, looking back at a Christmas night 40 years ago, when the Apollo 8 crew took turns reading through the first few days of the creation account in Genesis 1, as video captures their view of the lunar sunrise. Check it out!
The Way Home This Christmas
Christmas is the celebration of Jesus’ birth. He was born Emmanuel – Christ with us – to save us from our sins. But have you ever wondered why He came the way that He came? We looked at this question in an article I recently wrote for the Home News Tribune. You can read it here.
Merry Christmas! Pastor Lloyd
A Honest Atheist
The video below was shared with me by another pastor and it seems worthy of being shared as an encouragement to Christians to share their faith. Atheist comedian Penn, of Las Vegas’ “Penn and Teller” shares about an encounter he had with Christian man sharing his faith. While Penn insists there is no God, he recognizes that one’s faith in there being a heaven and a hell, carries with it a...
The Ancient Jewish Wedding Ceremony –...
It’s been said, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” To illustrate some of the truths of the Scriptures, there are different pictures we can point to that bring fresh understanding to previously known facts. Though no illustration is perfect, some are very helpful. One such picture is that of the ancient Jewish wedding. Though only a picture, a look at the different parts of the Jewish...