A beautifully crafted stained-glass window is a marvel to see. Warm, clear sunlight streaming through the coloured panes illuminates Bible people and stories. Often, the figures are angels, with adoring faces and luminous robes, announcing God's messages, or adoring...
"And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:7 ESV)"You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you." (Isaiah 26:3 ESV) I saw this on Facebook last...
"But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be added to you." (Matthew 6:33 ESV) "And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." (Colossians 3:17...
"When the righteous cry out for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles." (Psalm 34:17 ESV) "He said, 'The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer.'" (2 Samuel 22:2 ESV)Christmas is right around the corner. This is the time for joy...
"And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a Son, and you shall call His Name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over the house of Jacob...
"Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed." (Genesis 28:14) We know that Jesus is the...
There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. (Isaiah 11:1) In my grandmother's backyard grew a beautiful orchid tree with white bark and leaves shaped like butterflies. Each Easter it was loaded with large,...
"But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for Me One who is to be Ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days." (Micah 5:2 ESV) Have you ever noticed that God tends to choose...
"In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah .... And he had a wife ... and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. But they had no child,...
"And the angel answered him, 'I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my...