In Day 2 of our new mini-series, Christmas Perspectives, Maisie and her grandfather are watching people at their church build a nativity scene. This gets them started on a conversation about Jesus’ ancestors. They talk about Abraham and the promise God made to bless all nations through his descendants. They talk about Ruth, and David, and Zerubbabel, and others. They conclude that Jesus' family tree shows us that God can use all kinds of people. It doesn't matter where they came from, or what their past was. And, as we celebrate Christmas, and look at the nativity scene, we remember that Jesus' birth brought hope and love to the whole world.
Jesus said it loud and clear in the Sermon on the Mount and on several other occasions: all God’s rules for human living are...
Today we play an episode from August, 2021. In Mark chapter 1, Jesus begins calling disciples. He follows a first century tradition in which...
The Bible speaks often of the heart. The word heart can mean different things depending upon the context. Most often, the heart refers to...