Violated Expectations and the Christmas Story
It’s December, and Christmas is on its way. It is a time of expectation, of joyful anticipation – carols and cookies, trees and lights, guests and gatherings, gifts to wrap and unwrap. The very first Christmas was also greatly anticipated. Prophesies about Jesus had been spoken for centuries. The world was awaiting the “long-expected Jesus,” but […]
This Week’s Theme: Expect
What are you expecting this Christmas season? Are you full of joyful expectancy as you await the Savior’s birth? Or are you struggling to merely make it through today? This week we’re delving into the Christmas story, we’re meeting afresh the characters who made it real. And come Wednesday, ladies, we are leaping out in […]