“I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today, in the town of David, a Savior is born.”
Thanks to our friends at Faith Comes By Hearing for sharing this audio drama presentation of the Christmas Story taken right from Matthew and Luke 1-2.  Combine this with a […]

A preacher and his wife have fourteen children. They are already living in abject poverty when she discovers that she is pregnant again. Should she abort the child for the good of the rest of the family?
Or, consider another case: a father is chronically ill with bronchitis, and his wife has tuberculosis. […]

Here we have the final installment of a five part mini-series put together by the History Channel on the History of Christmas. Please use the comment link to mull all this over with many others. You’ll see that we aren’t the first culture to corrupt Christmas or to fight to see it remain pure and […]

Here we have the fourth installment of a five part mini-series put together by the History Channel on the History of Christmas. Each segment is 9-10 minutes long so launch it when you have a little extra time. Please use the comment link to mull all this over with many others. You’ll see that we […]

Here we have the third installment of a five part mini-series put together by the History Channel on the History of Christmas. Each segment is 9-10 minutes long so launch it when you have a little extra time. Please use the comment link to mull all this over with many others. You’ll see that we […]

Here we have the second installment of a five part mini-series put together by the History Channel on the History of Christmas. Each segment is 9-10 minutes long so launch it when you have a little extra time. Please use the comment link to mull all this over with many others. You’ll see that we […]

For the next few nights, we are devoting our last post of the day to a five part mini-series put together by the History Channel on the History of Christmas. Each segment is 9-10 minutes long so launch it when you have a little extra time. Please use the comment link to mull all this […]

Here is a third short post from our resident scholar Steve Collins. Steve lives here in Sioux Falls with his wife and family, has written five books on Israel, and is one of our life group leaders. Check out his website for more on his books and his blog.
“We Three Kings of Orient Are…” are […]

Last week we posted an article from Steve Collins.  Here is another installment from Steve that will leave you pondering traditional thought. Steve lives here in Sioux Falls with his wife and family, has written five books on Israel, and is one of our life group leaders.  More on his books and his blog on his website. […]

Christmas 2007 will be yet another Christmas at war. Our enemies today certainly aren’t singing the same songs this time of year as we. Yet, it’s still all about one coming into the world as the Prince of Peace. Let’s pray he again meets soldiers on both sides of our battlefields.

From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol (the 12 Days of Christmas) as a catechism song for young Catholics. It has two levels of meaning: The surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their […]