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Christmas

A collection of 12 posts

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In the Bleak Midwinter

December 22, 2024

In the Bleak Midwinter is a Christmas carol that deserves more attention than it gets.

Kit Swartz
Christmas

We Three Kings...

December 20, 2024

The story of the Magi’s visit has been embellished with all kinds of imaginative details. Why does Matthew include this story in his gospel?

Warren Peel Warren Peel
Incarnation

Veiled in Flesh?

December 19, 2023

The great truth of the incarnation is not God veiled – but God revealed.

Stephen Steele Stephen Steele
Christmas

Blessed Among all Women

December 15, 2023

It would be easy to overreact against the excessive devotion given to Mary. But she was “blessed among women”. She has so much to teach us about grace, humility, faith and obedience.

Warren Peel Warren Peel
Christmas

Peace on Earth

December 28, 2022

Lord Jesus, please send a fresh outpouring of Your Spirit to us soon, quickly and powerfully! The current suppression of the self-evident truths of sexuality and g

Kit Swartz
Christmas

Putting the Mess in Christmess

December 12, 2022

Maybe Stephen Nissenbaum was onto something when he wrote: “It may not be going too far to say that Christmas has always been an extremely difficult holiday to Christianize. Little wonder that [some] were willing to save themselves the trouble.”

Kyle Borg Kyle Borg
Christmas

'Tis the Season for Topigetical Sermons

December 03, 2022

. . . the issues which surface for debate among Reformed believers during Christmas season are vitally important to the health, well-being and biblical faithfulness of Christ’s church . . .

Rut Etheridge III Rut Etheridge III
Christmas

O Little Town of Bethlehem

December 17, 2021

Why was Jesus born in Bethlehem? One answer is because it was prophesied in Micah 5.2 and Scripture had to be fulfilled. This just puts the question one stage further back though. Why did God ordain that his Son would be born in Bethlehem?

Warren Peel Warren Peel
Christmas

Away With The Manger

December 10, 2020

The fact that the Jesus, the Word of God, was made man doesn’t entitle us to make pictures of him scenic as the nativity set may be. To do so actually detracts from the true meaning — not of Christmas — but of the incarnation.

Kyle Borg Kyle Borg
Christmas

Holidays and Holy Days (Part 2)

November 30, 2017

The following article is a guest post by Dr. Michael LeFebvre, Pastor of Christ Church in Brownsburg, Indiana, author of Singing the Songs of Jesus: Revisiting the Psalms [https://www.amazon.com/Singing-Songs-Jesus-Revisiting-Psalms/

Barry York Barry York
Christmas

Revisiting the Manger

December 24, 2015

The following is a guest post from Dr. Michael LeFebvre, pastor of Christ Church Reformed Presbyterian in Brownsburg, Indiana. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling

Barry York Barry York
Athanasius

Holidays and Holy Days

December 03, 2012

The following article is a guest post by Dr. Michael LeFebvre, Pastor of Christ Church in Brownsburg, Indiana, author of Singing the Songs of Jesus: Revisiting the Psalms [https://www.amazon.com/Singing-Songs-Jesus-Revisiting-Psalms/

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