Luke 1:38

Mary, did you know? “Songwriter Mark Lowry had written the words to ‘Mary, Did You Know?’ in 1984 as part of the script for a church Christmas play. For years Lowry looked for the right musical setting, without success….”* Songwriter Mark Lowery wrote this iconic song after conversations with his mother… “Literally, what was it like teaching the Word of God to talk,” he said, referring to a title used for Jesus in the Gospel of John. “What was it like to give him a haircut? Did she ever w……

God is calling me to _________________________________. Ever struggled to answer that? During my student ministry days, I was driving across town with one of my high school students. He was a shar……

How often do we say no when we sense God leading us in a different direction? When He wants to do the unexpected, beyond-imaginable in (and for) us? How often do we allow our own agendas or fear to rob us of what could be an amazing life-changing moment? Not to mention the full repercussions of how these choices might affect the lives of future generations.…

Luke 2 Commentary: Bible on women ordination The issue of women ordination is hotly debated among Christians Some churches believe it is biblical, others believe in the contrary. A biblical truth a……

Luke 1 vs. 38 – And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. App Subscribe FB Podcasts Books ……

“Not my will, but thine, be done.” Luke 22:42 What a simple prayer! And yet sometimes it is the most difficult of all prayers to pray. In ……

“How shall I know this?” aging Zechariah asked when told him he and his barren wife would conceive and bear a son. “How will this be?” asked young Mary, a virgin, told she would give birth to the Son of God. Both questions seem similar on the surface, yet Zechariah was struck mute for nine months, until his son, John, was born, while nothing happened to Mary. Why such a disparate response from Gabriel, God’s messenger? It’s all in our heart’s posture before God. Zechariah was cynical, demanding.…

When we choose a different path than the one God has chosen for us, it could turn out badly – perhaps disastrous – for us (and maybe for others who would be affected by our decision).…

When we choose a different path than the one God has chosen for us, it could turn out badly – perhaps disastrous – for us (and maybe for others who would be affected by our decision).…

By Elizabeth Prata Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1859–1937). I like this version of the Annunciation, or announcement, to Mary by Gabriel. The painting hangs in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and they expl……