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  • The Christmas story for 2022 is All About Jesus

190: The Christmas Story In 2022

The Christmas story in 2022, as with the first one centuries ago, is all about Jesus. Mary treasured all its many details, thought about them often, and pondered them in her heart. May we do the same. Here's the original Christmas story as recorded in Luke's Gospel, just

190: The Christmas Story In 20222022-12-16T14:31:46-06:00
  • A better Christmas joy is the joy shared when people visit.

189: O Holy Night – An Unusual History

My favorite church experience is singing “O Holy Night” at a Christmas Eve service. Many churches will turn off the lights and pass out candles that are lit as the song begins. It’s quite moving. Today’s episode is about the interesting and surprising history of “O Holy Night.”

189: O Holy Night – An Unusual History2024-12-24T08:26:25-06:00
  • Real Christmas joy is found in Jesus.

188: Joy to the World – The Unintended Christmas Carol

In episode 187 last week I talked about the back story behind “Angels We Have Heard on High.” Today I pull the curtain back to look at the history behind another well-known Christmas carol, this one going back to 1719. It never started out to be a song,

188: Joy to the World – The Unintended Christmas Carol2022-12-09T07:33:07-06:00
  • Relationships - The back story to the Christmas story

187: This Christmas Carol Invites You

It’s hard to go anywhere this time of the year without hearing Christmas music. They really help set the mood for the holidays, which I love. The melodies of many of the traditional Christmas carols are fixed in our minds because we’ve heard them for years and years.

187: This Christmas Carol Invites You2022-11-26T09:27:34-06:00

186: Thankful for Life After Death

My friend Larry Goring died 2 months ago after a nine-month battle with cancer. He was only 73, and I miss him greatly. Larry was one of the original board members of our missionary care ministry, Caring for Others, and was always a great encouragement to me. His

186: Thankful for Life After Death2022-11-16T13:13:04-06:00
  • More joy comes into our relationships when we listen well

179: Listen to the Whispers

It seems to me that we are living in an increasingly noisy world. So many sounds, so many words, so many messages competing for our attention. I’m going to tell you a story today about how someone communicated with whispers that drowned out all the noise in the

179: Listen to the Whispers2022-10-20T18:48:32-05:00
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