“Gabriel, Jesus and I have come up with a plan to save our people on earth and I’ve got a job for you.” “Sure Boss, what is it?” I want you to go down to a young lady named Mary in Nazareth of Galilee whom I favor greatly and give…
Category: Christmas
Advent
Advent is usually celebrated in the Christian church in the weeks preceding Christmas stressing four topics: hope, peace, joy, and love represented by four candles. Advent is a term from the Latin word adventus, which means coming, the coming of our Savior. The Advent season started in the 1800s in Germany. Immigrants from…
Gift Giving
I was in Walmart the other day and witnessed people with buggies full of all kinds of items, many of which were Christmas gifts. It made me think about gift-giving and the money spent on Christmas gifts, decorations, special food for the holidays and other Christmas spending. A picture came…
Advent Week 3 and 4
As we learned last week, the word “advent” means, “coming” or “arrival”. They were awaiting the arrival of our Savior and King during this Christmas season. We talked about HOPE and PEACE last week and, this week, I’m going to move it up a little, and focus on JOY and…
Advent
“But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf.” (Micah 5:2) The word Advent originates from a Latin word “Adventus” which means “coming” or…