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The Lamb of God among the lambs

The Lamb of God among the lambs

A Long History of Christmas -Why it Still Matters

Christian History

Dec 23, 20258 min read

Gideon's Fleece

Gideon's Fleece

46. THEOPHANY --Gideon and Moses: God’s Patience with a Fearful Servant

Dec 22, 20254 min read

Paul before the Sanhedrin

Paul before the Sanhedrin

Sunday Morning Bible Study — Acts 23: “Be of Good Cheer, Paul.” God’s Sovereign Care in the Midst of Hostility

Scripture & Theology

Dec 21, 20254 min read

Christmas carolers.

Christmas carolers.

From Messiah to the Manger:How Handel Leads Us into Christmas Carols

Christian Literature & Art

Dec 20, 20253 min read

Worthh is the Lamb Chorus from Messiah

Worthh is the Lamb Chorus from Messiah

Handel’s Messiah: Scripture set to Music

Christian Literature & Art

Dec 19, 20254 min read

A Parable: David’s Grown Sons: A Warrior Who Had Little Time to Be a Father

A Parable: David’s Grown Sons: A Warrior Who Had Little Time to Be a Father

A Parable: David’s Grown Sons: A Warrior Who Had Little Time to Be a Father

Parables in the Bible

Dec 18, 20255 min read

Unfinished drawing of Kierkegaard by his niece in 1840

Unfinished drawing of Kierkegaard by his niece in 1840

Søren Kierkegaard and the Courage to Be a Christian: Why Christendom Is Not Christianity

Dec 17, 20254 min read

Sir Arthegal, the Knight of Justice, with Talus, the Iron Man by John Hamilton Mortimer, 1778

Sir Arthegal, the Knight of Justice, with Talus, the Iron Man by John Hamilton Mortimer, 1778

The Faerie Queene, Book V. Justice: The Sword That Must Be Tempered by Mercy

Christian Poetry

Dec 16, 20254 min read

“Then the Angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the cakes. Then the Angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.”— Judges 6:21 (KJV)

“Then the Angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the cakes. Then the Angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.”— Judges 6:21 (KJV)

45. Theophany: Gideon’s Call, Part II — Fire from the Rock

Dec 15, 20254 min read

Saul of Tarsus Knocked of his horse by Jesus: The Conversion of Saint Paul Bartolome Esteban Murillo, 1675-1682, PUBLIC DOMAIN

Saul of Tarsus Knocked of his horse by Jesus: The Conversion of Saint Paul Bartolome Esteban Murillo, 1675-1682, PUBLIC DOMAIN

Sunday Morning Bible Study — Acts 22: Paul’s Testimony: When God Turns a Riot into a Witness

Dec 14, 20254 min read

Cover of Hannah's Book

Cover of Hannah's Book

SATURDAY — "Hind’s Feet on High Places": "Much Afraid's" Journey from Fear to Freedom

Christian Literature & Art

Dec 13, 20253 min read

Ambrose of Milan baptises Augustine of Hippo

Ambrose of Milan baptises Augustine of Hippo

FRIDAY — Ambrose of Milan & Richard Baxter --Two Pastors, Twelve Centuries Apart — One Lord, One Calling

Dec 12, 20254 min read

David Solomon, and Rehoboam

David Solomon, and Rehoboam

Fathers & Adult Children (Part 2) Solomon & Rehoboam: Wisdom Given, Wisdom Ignored

Scripture & Theology

Dec 11, 20254 min read

An open Hymnal

An open Hymnal

The War Department: Hymns, Choruses, and the Worship Wars of the Modern Church

Spiritual Growth

Dec 10, 20254 min read

The Rossetti family in 1863

The Rossetti family in 1863

Christina Rossetti: A Poet of Longing and Holy Hope

Dec 9, 20254 min read

Manoah's Sacrifice

Manoah's Sacrifice

Theophany #44 — Manoah’s Wife and the Promise of a Deliverer Judges 13:1–7

Dec 8, 20253 min read

Agabus prophesying.

Agabus prophesying.

Sunday Morning Bible Study: Acts 21: Paul returns to Jerusalem and is arrested

Scripture & Theology

Dec 7, 20255 min read

*St. Nicholas of Myra (d. 326)

*St. Nicholas of Myra (d. 326)

*St. Nicholas of Myra (d. 326)

Dec 6, 20254 min read

The Man of Sorrows

The Man of Sorrows

Are You Worshiping the Jesus of Scripture — or a Santa-Claus Jesus?

Spiritual Growth

Dec 5, 20255 min read

The Prodigal Son and his father

The Prodigal Son and his father

THURSDAY: Fathers and Adult Children (Part 1)“Whose Are They, Really?”

Dec 4, 20256 min read

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