The following is a fictional story written by Mike Anderson. Long before the sun rose, Simeon was awake. He shifted on his mat in an endless quest for a position where some part of him did not ache. He knew it was hopeless, at his age, but the alternative was…
Christmas
Living Between Two Advents
The Christmas season! For many, it’s “the most wonderful time of the year,” filled with “tiny tots, with their eyes all aglow!” When snow starts to fall, lighted decorations go up, and chestnuts start roasting on open fires, everybody agrees that “it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!”…
Peace During Christmas
Christmas is often a special time with family. For many, this is the most joyous time of year. For others, time with family can be stressful. Family is unique in its special bonds, beyond difference in perspectives, personality types, tastes, or attitudes. 2016 has been a year of turbulence, social…
Christmas: God with Us
Matthew 1:20–23—But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son,…