Posted in Bible, God, Jesus, advent, babies, children, christmas, devotion, emotions, faith, family, jesus christ, joy, love, mary, mothers, religion, salvation, son of god, spirituality, wise men, tagged , babies, Bible, birth, children, daughters, faith, family, fathers, future, Jesus, jesus christ, joy, love, mary, mothers, salvation, wise men on December 23, 2007 | 6 Comments »
After the wise men visit the baby Jesus and announce his special role in God’s salvation plan, the Bible tells us –
“Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.”
Mary cherishes the moment, but also wrestles with what all this means, this birth, this baby boy, these words of [...]
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Posted in Holy Spirit, Jesus, Savior, advent, heaven, jesus christ, love, mary, miracles, mothers, son of god, soul, virginity, wisdom, tagged advent, God, heaven, Holy Spirit, Jesus, jesus christ, love, mary, miracles, Savior, son of god, soul, virginity, wisdom on December 22, 2007 | 3 Comments »
“At the very moment Mary consented to become the Mother of God, several miraculous events took place. The Holy Spirit formed from the most pure blood of Mary’s heart a little body which he fashioned into a perfect living being: God created the most perfect soul that ever could be created. Eternal Wisdom, the Son [...]
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Posted in Bible, God, Jesus, advent, babies, children, christmas, devotion, faith, family, fathers, jesus christ, joseph, love, mary, mothers, religion, salvation, son of god, tagged adoption, advent, angel, baby, Bible, birth, children, christmas, conception, devotion, God, Jesus, jesus christ, joseph, life, Lord, love, marriage, mary, pregnancy, salvation, Savior, son on December 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it be to me as you have said.” (Luke 1:38)
“When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, but he did not consummate the marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he named him [...]
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Posted in Bible, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, advent, anger, babies, children, christmas, devotion, faith, family, heaven, jesus christ, joseph, joy, love, mary, mothers, religion, salvation, short story, sin, son of god, story, truth, tagged advent, angels, anger, babies, Bible, birth, children, christmas, dreams, God, heaven, Holy Spirit, Jesus, joseph, love, marriage, mary, Messiah, pregnancy, relationships, religion, salvation, son of god, story, truth, virgins, visions on December 20, 2007 | 2 Comments »
(This is the third in a three scene story)
(view scene one here)
(view scene two here)
SCENE THREE
“Joseph, Son of David, do not be afraid.”
The voice had come from nowhere, as a bolt of lightning on a clear dark night.
“Do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife.”
Joseph: (rubbing his eyes) Afraid? I’m not afraid. [...]
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Posted in Bible, God, Jesus, advent, children, christmas, devotion, faith, jesus christ, joseph, love, marriage, mary, memories, pregnancy, relationships, religion, story, tagged advent, babies, Bible, children, christmas, faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, joseph, love, marriage, mary, memories, pregnancy, relationships, religion, story on December 19, 2007 | No Comments »
(This is the second of three scenes)
(view scene one here)
SCENE TWO
The moon had reached its peak and was well into its descent. Joseph, still wide awake, lay there, staring at the walls, talking to himself.
“If I break off the engagement, and make it known the child isn’t mine, they could kill Mary. Lord [...]
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Posted in Bible, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, advent, babies, children, christmas, devotion, emotions, faith, jesus christ, joseph, mary, mothers, religion, short story, story, tagged advent, babies, children, christmas, dreams, faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, joseph, mary, pregnancy, relationships, story on December 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »
{This is the first of three scenes from the story “Many Nights Before Christmas” first delivered in a small country church on the banks of the Mississippi River.}
SCENE ONE
“What a day it had been,” thought Joseph as he laid his head back and closed his eyes. He could not get the thought of her out [...]
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Posted in Bible, God, Jesus, advent, christmas, devotion, humor, humour, joy, love, lust, marriage, mary, parody, religion, sex, son of god, spirituality, wise men, women on December 4, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The following reflection was written by Jemila Kwon. Jemila is currently writing a goofy, satirical, spiritual book about parenting, religion, politics, breasts, Gray’s Anatomy, being a modern woman and the meaning of life. Find out more about her here and read more of her work on her blog - Quirkygrace.
According to some estimates, Mary’s [...]
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