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Stained Glass Spiral

Prophecies About Jesus

For Christians, Christmas time is one of the most sacred, most joyous celebrations of the year. What about for people who are thinking about it, but who aren't sure about the whole "reason for the season"?
The Angel Appearing to Zacharias

Prophecies of the Lord's Advent

The Messiah. The Savior. For hundreds - maybe thousands - of years, people were waiting for the Lord to be born. Why?
Wooden Christmas tree ornaments

Advent, Again

The word advent means coming or arrival - and it is the spiritual practice of preparing for Christmas. Practicing Advent means we are going to actually do something to make way for the Lord.
Welcome Christmas

Here's some wonderful Christmas music

Here's some wonderful Christmas music - links to music on Youtube - gathered by one of our staffers who is a gifted pianist in her own right.
tiny hand my love

What the Bible says about Love

Love. It's the heart of it all. God is love itself, and we're made in His image and likeness. What can we learn about it from His Word?
Woman at the Well

What the Bible says about Jesus as God

In which we look at what the Word says about Jesus and Jehovah...

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Featured Stories

Mary, By Henry Ossawa Tanner

The Betrothal

"A virgin, betrothed to a man..." In this short phrase, there is a very important set of truths. We hope you'll enjoy this Christmas doctrinal class by Rev. Andrew M.T. Dibb.
No Room in the Inn

Two Stories of Christmas

There are two stories of Christmas. We usually blend them into one chronological account, but they are very distinct. One appears in the Gospel of Matthew, the other in Luke.
The Annunciation to the Shepherds, By Henry Ossawa Tanner

Keeping Watch

We want the Lord’s advent to be, not just an historical fact that we more or less believe, but a present and living reality in our lives.
The Shepherds and the Angel

The Joy of the Angels at the Lord's Birth

These words of the angel were truly good tidings of great joy for all people. Although neither the shepherds nor anyone else in the world really understood the importance of what was begun that night, the angels did, and they had been unceasingly awaiting this event for centuries.
Mary, Joseph, and the Baby Jesus. A painting by Richard J. Cook, whose work may be seen at www.americanportraitartist.com

The Birth of Jesus

In the Bible story of Jesus being born in Bethlehem, His birth on earth represents His birth in our hearts. His birth in us is the creation of unselfish love in our hearts.
The Adoration of the Magi, by John Flaxman

Christmas Gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh

In the Christmas story, the wise men bring gifts to the Lord: gold, frankincense and myrrh. The gold is listed first, because it is the inmost - signifying good, e.g. the good that we do when we love the Lord and the neighbor.

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