Isaiah 60:1-3 ESV

Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.
For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness the... Read More »

Psalm 19:1-4 ESV

The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
Day to day pours out speech,
and night to night reveals knowledge.
There... Read More »
Exactly Right

Exactly Right

“I look at the situation before me as if it were exactly right for me.” ~Madame Guyon

Scripture: Luke 1:26–38

The angel... Read More »
“Windows On Christmas” (Part Three)

“Windows On Christmas” (Part Three)

This week we examine the familiar Christmas story again, but through the eyes of the folks that were there. Monday we saw the perspective of the angels (exaltation) and the perspective... Read More »
“Windows On Christmas” (Part Two)

“Windows On Christmas” (Part Two)

This week we examine the familiar Christmas story again, but through the eyes of the folks that were there. Yesterday we saw the perspective of the angels (exaltation) and the... Read More »

What Child Is This?

One of our most beloved Christmas carols was written in 1865 by William Dix, an Englishman who managed a maritime insurance company and loved to write hymns. Sung to the English... Read More »

The Joy of Redemption

For thirty straight Christmas seasons at the Omaha Community Playhouse, Dick Boyd never missed a performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens’s classic A Christmas... Read More »
“Windows On Christmas” (Part One)

“Windows On Christmas” (Part One)

With Thanksgiving behind us, Christmas is surely lurking on the horizon, making this an appropriate time to calibrate our thinking about this, the “most wonderful time of the... Read More »
On Yaks and Other Matters of Faith

On Yaks and Other Matters of Faith

We have been talking about faith ever since the Lord came. It is not exhausted yet, and God forbid that I should think that I know yet what faith is; although I know a little... Read More »
Hosea Loves Gomer

Hosea Loves Gomer

~from Hosea (c. 760 BC)

And now, here’s what I’m going to do:
I’m going to start all over again.
I’m taking her back out
... Read More »