The Star of Christmas
The Christmas Star On December 5, 2018 at four in the morning my eyes popped open. I was wide awake. That happens to me sometimes. My brain was suddenly racing with thoughts about what I had to do… Read More
You Have More In Common With Jesus Than You Might Think (Except for maybe Christmas)
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you… Read More
The Type Of Person Jesus Was Looking For (And the type of person you should look for too)
Read John 13:31-33. To His Little Children, He Said . . .
Jesus Came (“Like An Unforeseen Kiss”)
Christmas is like an unforeseen kiss. Because that’s how Jesus came to us. We didn’t expect him to show up that night he was born in the manger. The shepherds didn’t expect to see angels declaring his glory… Read More
Things I Heard In Church: A Sermon On Breast Feeding
Oxytocin might explain why every mother finds her baby beautiful and wonderful–even when the baby is ugly and smells bad.
The 5 Different Types Of Christmases
The photo at the top of this post is of my family and me during one of our past Christmases. Christmas takes different shapes for different people different years. Today we identify five different types of Christmases and… Read More
Why on Earth Did Jesus Come to Earth? The Big, the Small, and Your Predicament
What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? -Psalm 8:4 The Big God is Big. God is Bigger than I am. He’s Bigger than you are. Much Bigger. He’s the One… Read More
Luke 1 — You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus
But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be… Read More
The Digital Story of Nativity
Too good not to share. Thank you Anastasia for sending this in!
What Jesus Gave For Christmas
The thermometer said 3 degrees and there was snow and ice on the roads. We were experiencing some unusually low temperatures here in Oregon and it was during that cold snap, I was reluctant to leave the nest… Read More
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Posted on December 21, 2013 by Kurt Bennett
Bible Commentary, Bible Study, I Wish Someone Had Told Me This When I Was Young
Christmas, Christmas surrender yourself to God, Surrender Yourself to God