More to Learn from Joseph at Christmas…

An earlier post (See: Learning from Joseph at Christmas) shared two qualities of Joseph that we can emulate: He was righteous and he had great faith.  I have found a three more that we can learn to copy. JOSEPH WAS A MAN OF GREAT SELF-CONTROL Then Joseph being raised...

Learning from Joseph at Christmas…

To many, Joseph is a mere footnote in biblical history. But we can be sure that God was as concerned with who would be the earthly “father” of His Son as He was of who would be His mother. I looked in my Bible for a quote from Joseph, and to my surprise I couldn’t...

The Bible & Health Care

Every now and then I read an article that I just need to share with others.  This is one of those.  With all the talk about HealthCare I found this article a great source of Biblical information. I hope it’s a blessing to you.  It was written by Mark Coppenger....

Learning from Elisabeth about Prayer

While there is actually quite a bit of Scripture devoted to Elizabeth, she sort of gets lost in the nativity narrative. We tend to skip over her role as the mother of John the Baptist in our eagerness to magnify Mary’s significance. Her husband, Zechariah, and...

A few thoughts about Mary, the Mother of Jesus

I heard recently about a small boy who was praying to God about a bike he wanted for Christmas he badly wanted. “I’ve been good for a year,” he said. But after a moment’s reflection he thought about all the things he did that were wrong. Then, he began his prayer...