Remember the ladies and include the men.
All Grandma Wanted For Christmas Was… Christmas of ’76 was memorable for my dad and his family. Just a few days before that Christmas, my grandpa wrote: December 22, 1976 – Geraldine had the operation in the St. John’s Hospital. All went well. We all visited her except John – under 14 not admitted to … Read more
“They saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him.” We know wise women who are as dedicated and faithful as the Wise Men who followed a star to find Jesus. I love the phrase. “Wise men still seek them.” I include women in that statement too. We’ve seen whom … Read more
Anna the Prophetess Who? She lost her husband when she was young. She had been married for less than ten years. When we meet Anna in the second chapter of Luke, she’s an elderly widow of many years.How did she go on with life? But she did her best and served at the temple. She and another … Read more
The night started like any other night. It was business as usual. Watching their flocks.Whatever was on the shepherds’ minds, nothing couldn’t fully prepare for them for an angel and how “the glory of the Lord shone round about them.” Of course they got scared. And of course the angel had to speak the same … Read more
“And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn” ~Luke 2:7 Traveling with a pregnant women can be scary. Imagine Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem. Perhaps they traveled in a caravan for some parts of the journey, … Read more
Naturally, Mary was surprised by angel Gabriel’s visit.. Even after the angel assured her she was highly favored and she was blessed among women, she was still frightened. “Fear not,” said the Gabriel, “for thou hast found favor with God. And behold, thou shalt conceive a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. And he … Read more
Elisabeth and her husband, Zacharias, were good people. They were in their golden years and had been faithful to the Lord, and, yet, nothing could fully prepare them for the news from the angel, Gabriel. Zacharias was probably the most shocked. While doing his priestly duties in the temple, Gabriel appeared to him privately. Understandably, … Read more