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Day 15 – Joy to the World

Day 15 – Joy to the World

by | Dec 12, 2021

Joy to the world, the Lord is come;Let earth receive her King!Let every heart prepare him room And heaven and nature sing!And heaven and nature sing!And heaven … and heaven … and nature sing. Isaac Watts Watts published “Joy to the World” in a book of poetry in...
Day 14 – Peace to You

Day 14 – Peace to You

by | Dec 11, 2021

There is no way to peace along the way of safety. For peace must be dared. It is itself the great venture and can never be safe. Peace is the opposite of security. To demand guarantees is to want to protect oneself. Peace means giving oneself completely to God’s...
Day 13 – Glory to God in the Highest

Day 13 – Glory to God in the Highest

by | Dec 10, 2021

Each Christmas, a church that I used to work at had displays of nativity scenes. There were scores of them, all different sizes and styles. Some were fairly simple, others were incredibly ornate. But all of them had the same basic elements: baby Jesus and his parents,...
Day 12 – Peace that Surpasses Understanding

Day 12 – Peace that Surpasses Understanding

by | Dec 9, 2021

I grew up in a house full of boys. Four to be exact. The first time I brought Laura home to meet my family, the four of us got in a wrestling match in the middle of the living room floor (as boys often do). For us it was normal, but for Laura it was a whole new world....
Day 11 – Covenant of Peace

Day 11 – Covenant of Peace

by | Dec 8, 2021

Living on the Gulf Coast, we’ve become well acquainted with mosquitos. They’re big, plentiful, and merciless. And as the climate continues to change and winters become milder, they don’t seem to ever go away. The worst is when one sneaks into your car while you’re...