The other day, as I was just waking up, I said, “Merry Christmas, Lord!” It was a quirky thing to do. I had never wished Jesus a merry Christmas. The things one does when half-awake! Quite unexpectedly, the Lord replied! He said, “I Am Christmas.” True enough, right? So a merry Christmas to all of…
Category: The Gospel
House of God, Gate of Heaven
On his way to Haran, Jacob stops for the night. He puts a stone beneath his head and sleeps. He dreams of a staircase that goes from earth to heaven with angels traveling up and down. Echoing His promise to Abraham, the Lord tells Jacob He will give him the land and bless all peoples…
Becoming Small
http://www.designspectre.com/photography/sequence-photography/ I decided to repost this. Merry Christmas! *** Becoming small, a bird folding wings, He drew Himself down into the earth. The One with no beginning knew the birth of flesh and blood and felt its slow wringing. By dying He became a scales fixed in place to judge—every valley raised and mountain planed…
Social Bulimia
In August, Seattle’s mayor called for the removal of two statues: one, a confederate monument, the other a statue of Lenin. This followed the decision of officials in Charlottesville, Virginia, to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee and the destruction of a confederate soldier statue in Durham, North Carolina. The latest fad has been…
Eavesdropping
“Esau realized that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women, so Esau went to Ishmael and married, in addition to his other wives, Mahalath daughter of Ishmael, Abraham’s son” (Gen. 28:8-9). Isaac sends Jacob to Laban in Paddan-Aram to find a wife. He sends Jacob off with a command: “Do not marry a Canaanite…
The Tightrope Walker
I ran across the following poem recently and thought I’d post it. I wrote it when I was a new believer and was seeing (for the first time) my fallen state and need of God. Many things have changed since then. What hasn’t changed is the greatness of Christ and my dependence on Him,…
Bait and Switch: The True Gospel
This post is by my friend, Cameron Fultz. Cameron is author of several books, including Jesus Pictures and Spiritual Knowledge. Above all else, Cam desires to know Jesus in His death and resurrection. *** How many have heard a gospel invitation to be saved from hell so you can go to heaven or to ask Jesus into your…
Flee and Stay
So now, my son, listen to me. Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran, and stay with him for a few days until your brother’s anger subsides–until your brother’s rage turns away from you and he forgets what you have done to him” (Gen. 27:43-45). After Isaac blessed Jacob, there was no blessing…
Clyde’s Interesting Habit
Clyde the ghost from Atari’s “Pac-Man“. Clyde usually wandered off on his own. One of my children (let’s call her Clyde) has an interesting habit. As in any parent/child relationship, I often ask Clyde to do something when she’s in the middle of doing something she’d rather do. Clyde’s interesting habit is this: instead of…
The Son the Father Loves
My son and me Genesis 27 finds Isaac old and blind. Unsure when he’ll die, he asks Esau to hunt and cook wild game so he can eat and give Esau his blessing. Rebekah overhears this, has Jacob kill a couple goats, and cooks them for Isaac. She covers Jacob with the goat skins and…
The Voice of One 