A Blooming Rose
December 26, 2025
The Words of an old Christmas hymn reflect the true experience of one who came to know the One who saves. … More A Blooming Rose
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A Son
December 24, 2025
The child Mary would deliver came into the world with a specific purpose: His death for our salvation. His purpose gives purpose to our lives. … More A Son
All-sufficient merit
December 19, 2025
Christmas hymns can have deep theology and cause us to ponder the greatness of the child. Today, we meditate on his all-sufficient merit from a line of Charles Wesley’s hymn, Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus. … More All-sufficient merit
A Lion
December 15, 2025
When we’re tempted to look to outside sources for help in times of trials, return to Jesus, the Lion-King, who fights for us. … More A Lion
Desire of nations
December 12, 2025
The words of familiar Christmas hymns, like O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, can become a prayer when we take them to heart. … More Desire of nations
Christmas Fog
December 5, 2025
Are you feeling in a fog this Christmas? Overwhelmed with parties and gift-shopping? Spend a silent night with God. … More Christmas Fog
A Christmas Poem
December 1, 2025
I pray that this poem I wrote in 1999 will inspire you to pray for the nations to know the Savior this Christmas Season. … More A Christmas Poem
New Advent Devotional Coming Soon
September 24, 2025
Pre-order today your copy of When You Don’t Feel Like Celebrating, my new advent devotional! … More New Advent Devotional Coming Soon
Born to Die
December 27, 2023
The holiday we just celebrated would not be in existence were it not for the birth of Christ. As much as the world wants to make it into a day for Santa, gifts, food, and family, none of that would be around without the child. Now that Santa has done his duty, gifts have been … More Born to Die
Christmas in a War Zone
December 4, 2023
Many of us grew up watching M.A.S.H., a TV show about a medical unit during the Korean conflict. To say it was a comedy almost sounds sacrilegious, but it was, and aired for over ten years, becoming an American classic. In that series, writers showed both the horrors and mundaneness of war and the coping … More Christmas in a War Zone