Archive for December 2000
The Gift of Victorious Life
A joyous holiday season to all readers! The giving and receiving of gifts is woven throughout our generation’s celebration of Christ’s birth. Many of us fondly remember childhood holidays, family traditions, and gifts.[1] What is the greatest gift you have ever received? I’m not thinking of the kind presented in wrapping paper. Christians joyously declare,…
Read MoreGod in Us (Part 1)
Imagine that a hero was needed to save us from death, and that he had to come from the far edge of the Milky Way galaxy to do it. The trip of 70,000 light years would be hard to fathom. But if he arrived and then laid down his life to save us, what a…
Read MoreO Little Town of Bethlehem
Phillips Brooks was the minister of a church in Philadelphia when he wrote the lyrics of “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” He desired to have a special carol for the children to sing in their Christmas program. As he contemplated the nativity, Brooks recalled visiting Bethlehem while on a trip to the Holy Land in…
Read MoreMeasuring Ministry
When we moved from the U.S. to Canada in 1982, one of our challenges was adjusting to the metric system. We were raised with cars going “miles per hour”; up north it’s “kilometers per hour.” I never could switch from fuel economy as”miles per gallon.” In the grocery store there is a whole assortment of…
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