by journeywise | Dec 1, 2023 | Advent, Articles, Christmas
I love Christmas because it is about surprises! We sneak around and buy gifts, then we wrap them and place them under our Christmas trees. There is still a little kid in most of us. Have you ever gotten one of those gifts that totally caught you off guard? Have you ever given a gift that you could hardly keep secret because you knew the person opening it would be so surprised? There is so much joy in watching someone receive a gift they never expected.
by journeywise | Nov 2, 2023 | Articles, Bible Reading, Christmas, Love Jesus
His arrival astonished our human expectations. Matthew describes it in this way: “‘They will call him Immanuel’ (which means ‘God with us’)” (Matthew 1:23). God came to earth in Jesus Christ to be with us. We have the privilege of traveling through life with the greatest Teacher, Friend, and Savior we could ever know.
by journeywise | Dec 19, 2022 | Articles, Christmas
“WOOOOWWWW!” I hear for the 100th time followed by pitter-patter feet as my little girl races towards the Christmas tree. She never gets tired of it. Time after time, we come down the stairs, we round the corner, and her reaction is the same:
by journeywise | Dec 19, 2022 | Articles, Christmas, Grief
What comes to mind when you think about the Christmas holidays? For me, I think of family traditions like seeing extended family, eating good food, Christmas decor, music, movies (e.g., “you’ll shoot your eye out” and cousin Eddie), and most importantly the birth of...
by journeywise | Dec 5, 2022 | Advent, Articles, Christmas
Oh! Think of the possibility if we experience the awe and wonder of Christmas through the eyes of a child. What is it that draws us close to children during the anticipation of what we know as the Advent season? Children are so full of what our hearts should desire....
by journeywise | Nov 30, 2022 | Advent, Articles, Christmas
Jeremiah 23: 5-6 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will raise up for David [a] a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name...
