The new year is just around the corner and I look forward to sitting down with all my friends then. I am on a break until January 11. My family is on a break and we are having lazy days, work days (getting ready for a new year requires so fresh starts), and a great time hanging out. Thank you all for coming every week. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and a most ... Read More »
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! & Sitting Among Friends #56
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! I just can’t get this picture out of my head. Jesus. Standing up from His throne. Laying aside His crown. Removing His outer robes, only fit for a king, and looking His Father in the eye to say goodbye. Leaving comfort. Leaving honor. Leaving privilege. To take on flesh. To walk and live among us. An actual account of ... Read More »
He Became Flesh and Sitting Among Friends #55
He Became Flesh The Word. Jesus. Left His heavenly home to make His dwelling among us. He became flesh so that He might walk with us and experience life with us. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 This is one of my favorite verses ... Read More »
The Awesome Power of God Revealed through Prayers of Hope by Horace Williams Jr.
PRAYER. It's a word that stirs up all types of emotions. Some are fearful when called on to pray. There are those who feel they are not very good at praying. Gathering together as a family for devotions and prayer was a regular occurrence in my home when I was growing up. As a teenager, I would get upset when it was time for family prayer. Either my mother or father would ... Read More »
The Shepherds Watched Their Flocks and Sitting Among Friends #54
And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night. Just then, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: Today in the City of David a ... Read More »