I just read the story of a young boy who was born with Down Syndrome. He was given a part in his church’s Christmas pageant. This young boy loved the Lord and was so proud to be playing the part of the innkeeper. He went around the house practicing his lines: “There’s no room at …
1. Give to someone who cannot give the same to you in return. Mark 14:7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. 2. Give secretly. Matthew 6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be …
Paul Harvey tells the story about a family on Christmas Eve. This family had a tradition where the Mother and children would go to the Christmas Eve service, and the Father would stay home and read the paper. When the family returns home from church, they would all gather to open up their presents. The …
One of my favorite Christmas stories is about the old shoe cobbler who dreamed one Christmas Eve that Jesus would come to visit him the next day. The dream was so real that he was convinced it would come true. So the next morning he got up and went out and cut green boughs and …
We are living in very troubled times. Although we see all these catastrophic things happening all around the world, we might begin to think that circumstances have never been this bad. Rather than getting upset over these current events, we should understand that we serve a powerful and sovereign God, who loves us and wants …