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If one of your annual traditions is reading the One-Year Bible, there's a good chance you're already a good way through the book of Genesis. It's one of my favorite books of the Bible, but portions of it are so familiar, I'm afraid I sometimes rush past them. Like the...
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If you're like me, the days after Christmas are usually a blur. My house is buried beneath toys, boxes, wrapping paper and leftovers, and it will probably take days to get through all of the layers. Most of us spend weeks thinking about the very first Christmas and...
Mary stayed with Elizabeth for three whole months before she returned home. During that time, they marveled at what God was doing in their lives. They celebrated their pregnancies. They compared baby bumps. They documented their miracles with a joint maternity photo...
Elizabeth could have become jealous or bitter that her moment of thunder was dimmed by Mary’s spotlight. Many times, that’s exactly how we respond. When your moment of thunder, whatever that may mean to you, finally arrives, it’s like you want the whole world to...
Elizabeth had approximately five or six months of thunder. That’s it. Just a few short months when she was in the spotlight. Her news was “the” news of the day, and all eyes were on her, the priest’s wife whose belly was growing large with promise despite her old age....
Usually, you have a little warning before you hear thunder. A little rain. Some wind. A flash of lightning, perhaps. But what about those times when thunder catches you completely off guard? I imagine that’s what it was like for Elizabeth and her husband, Zechariah....
Her name was Elizabeth, but you might know her best as the mother of John the Baptist. However, long before she was John’s mom, she was a mommy wannabe. Just another barren woman who wanted to have a child but couldn’t. And without a child, she had no purpose. It was...
Have you ever had someone steal your thunder? You know, upstage you? Steal your spotlight? Rain on your parade? Surely I’m not the only one. Not long after I graduated from college (magna cum laude and with highest honors, I might add), guess what happened. My...
his is how I prefer to read my Bible: (NIV study Bible + yellow highlighter + pen + paper + coffee + quiet = bliss!) Nowadays, this is how I actually read my Bible: (iPhone + Bible app + 5 stolen minutes at a time = reality!) I fought it for a long...
If you live in the Houston area, I'd like to personally invite you to Sagemont Church's annual Christmas festival: Hope is Born! With a cast and crew of over 150 volunteers, Hope is Born is a dramatic portrayal of the life of Jesus, from the manger to cross, featuring...
Today may or may not go as planned. Your turkey may be dry. Your dressing may be too runny. Your brother-in-law may have too much eggnog. Your team may lose. And with each disappointment, it may become harder and harder to remain thankful. Might I remind you of this...