I encourage you to meditate on the lyrics of this familiar Christmas hymn. I have enjoying ruminating over it in recent days leading up to today. May you with gladdened hearts receive the King! Joy to the world! the Lord is come; Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven [...]
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Joy to the World!
December 24, 2011Merry Christmas! From the Bristers
December 24, 2011The Incarnation [Odd Thomas]
December 22, 2011HumbleBeast puts it out there very nicely. Check out Odd Thomas on the Incarnation . . .
Steps to Sharing the Gospel with Your Family During Christmas
December 8, 2011Since Crossway made it free for Kindle, I’ve been browsing through Randy Newman’s book, Bringing the Gospel Home: Witnessing to Your Family Members, Your Close Friends, and Others You Know Well. This is an incredibly important topic as I have come to find it harder to share the gospel with family members as it is [...]
Good News for Sinners on Christmas Eve
December 24, 2010The Greatest Gift – The Incarnation
December 13, 2010O Source of all good, What shall I render to You for the gift of gifts, thine own dear Son, begotten, not created, my Redeemer, proxy, surety, substitute, his self-emptying incomprehensible, his infinity of love beyond the heart’s grasp. Herein is wonder of wonders: he came below to raise me above, was born like me [...]
O Holy Night – Shane and Shane
December 3, 2010Love the rawness of this video. Hate that it was cut off before the song was finished. Check it.
Hallelujah
November 25, 2010Happy Thanksgiving folks! Here’s a couple of fun videos of flash mobs breaking out in the Hallelujah Chorus in malls this year. Now here’s an encouraging trend I would like to see go viral in the real world!
He’s here
November 30, 2009The Good News of Christmas at Grace
November 23, 2009About six weeks ago, I received in the mail a bag that said “The Good News of Christmas.” In the bag was an ESV New Testament, a personalized invitation, an ESV Study Bible trial for 30 days, and a tract by Max Lucado. After discussing this with our pastoral team, we felt that this was [...]
Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening and Family Worship for the Advent Season
December 2, 2008For the month of December, ChristianAudio.com is giving away the first 90 days of Charles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening. For years, this devotional by Spurgeon has been my favorite to read (although Winslow’s Morning Thoughts is challenging it!). To download the audio, go here and remember to use “DEC2008″ as the coupon code to get [...]
Holy Child Who Chose the Hearts of Men
December 24, 2007Holy Child who chose the hearts of men To be His favoured home Leaving heaven’s gates for Bethlehem God came to call His own Now to us the highest King is born Behold the Royal Son Glory kneels to mend all that is torn The promised Child has come Joy and pain as man He [...]
From Heaven Above to Earth I Come
December 24, 2007“From heaven above to earth I come To bear good news to every home; Glad tidings of great joy I bring, Whereof I now will say and sing: “To you this night is born a child Of Mary, chosen virgin mild; This little child, of lowly birth, Shall be the joy of all the earth. [...]
Eternal Glory of the Sky
December 23, 2007Eternal Glory of the sky, Blest Hope of frail humanity, The Father’s sole begotten One, Yet born a spotless virgin’s Son! Uplift us with Thine arm of might, And let our hearts rise pure and bright, And, ardent in God’s praises, pay The thanks we owe him every day. The day-star’s rays are glittering clear, [...]
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