John 1:11

Check out the So We Speak podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. What Does “Magi” Mean? There are several ways to approach the word “Magi.” Ancient Greek history translated the word “magos” as “magician” or “gypsie.” It can easily be translated as “magic.” The “magi” can be thought of as “counselors.” The Magi were also people who predicted kingship and who crowned kings in the Persian Empire. What About Astrology? In the book of Matthew, the Magi follow a star associated with a prophecy abou……

Today we begin the Christmas season. Yes, this is just the beginning of Christmas in the liturgical calendar of the church. All that we have done in the past four weeks, in what we call the Advent ……

A woman’s friend stopped talking to her after being her best friend for 30 years. A man’s children disowned him. Another man’s own mother and sister have nothing to do with him. One woman doesn’t g……

John. 1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but OF GOD This emphasizes God’s role in our spiritual rebirth and it does not say that God unc……

Today we begin the Christmas season. Yes, this is just the beginning of Christmas in the liturgical calendar of the church. All that we have done in the past four weeks, in what we call the Advent ……

This post was first published December 19, 2012. -ed. An entire nation missed Christmas. All of Rome could have shared in the Savior’s birth, but they missed it. That first Christmas was set in a Roman scene. Herod, for example, was the ruler appointed by Rome. And it was a decree by Caesar Augustus that …

This year more than any other, we need advent hope in times of darkness. Celebrating the hope that Jesus brings to our world and hearts.…

The God who comes to you is not the God whom many people know. They mainly know the God to whom they have to come.…

I’ve always heard that the adult female body is made up of about 60% water. However, I think it is much more likely to be maybe 20% water and 80% emotions! Not to exclude the men, we all are...…

Love initiates. Love invites us to the feast and says, “Sit down and eat.” Love satisfies the hungry with good things.…