Monthly Archives: December 2016

Christmas Notes: The New Year (Hope)   December 31, 2016   Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith. Hebrews 12:1b-2a, NASB Christmas carols have … Continue reading →

Friday, December 30 From Tightly to Lightly Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. Genesis 2:24 Recommended Reading Psalm 128:1-6 The Pew Research Center has noted … Continue reading →

Thursday, December 29 Immutable Bond Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them. Psalm 139:16 Recommended Reading Psalm 139 … Continue reading →

Tuesday, December 27 A Bible Like Mom’s …hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother. Proverbs 1:8 Recommended Reading Proverbs 1:1-9 In her book Parenting with Scripture, Kara Durbin wrote, “When I was … Continue reading →

Monday, December 26 More to the Christmas Story And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. Luke 2:52 Recommended Reading Luke 2:41-52 When reading the Christmas story in Luke 2, we usually stop halfway … Continue reading →

Christmas Notes: Echoing Their Joyous Strains (Proclamation) December 24, 2016 Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people, and has raised up a horn of salvation for us. Luke 1:68-69a As early as … Continue reading →

Friday, December 23 Joy Banishes Fear Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.” Luke 2:10 Recommended Reading Luke 1:28, 44-45 The … Continue reading →

Wednesday, December 21 Ring of Truth Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1 Recommended Reading Ephesians 5:1 In Lessons From My Parents, Stephanie Porter recalls a time when she and her brothers were frantically trying to … Continue reading →

Tuesday, December 20 Worth Investigating I will feed them in good pasture, and their fold shall be on the high mountains of Israel. There they shall lie down in a good fold and feed in rich pasture…. Ezekiel 34:14 Recommended … Continue reading →

Monday, December 19 Dr. Ida, India A posterity shall serve Him. It will be recounted of the Lord to the next generation. Psalm 22:30 Recommended Reading Psalm 22:27-31 While calling on a patient, Dr. John Scudder saw a small book … Continue reading →