Nov 24, 2021
This is the season for Hanukkah. Although this eight-day celebration occurs near the Christmas celebration (the exact date each year is determined by the lunar calendar), Hanukkah is not a “Christmas wannabe.” It is a completely separate holiday and it began long before Christmas existed. It is important for us to...
Nov 17, 2021
It is widely thought in the United States that the pilgrims invented the idea of our traditional Thanksgiving meal, but the very concept of Thanksgiving Day has its roots in the Hebrew Scriptures. The pilgrims would know this and so they gathered for a ceremonial meal to express their gratitude to God that they...
Nov 10, 2021
Christians often have this idea that things around us should not change. Some of us feel that everything should always stay the same. We feel that way about church, about the service, and about many of the things that we do. God may not change. Jesus Christ may not change—He is the same yesterday, today, and...
Nov 3, 2021
As we turn (or return) to the Lord in repentance, we turn away from our wicked ways. It is the sorrow that we experience for our actions that helps us engage in our repentance before the Lord. But there is also a deeper sorrow from God—a sense of mourning—that takes us to a place of greater change before Him. This...