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1 Christmas verse you don't know...

24/12/2023

There exists a school of thought that accepts God has retired. It is Deism. He was at first a cosmic clock-maker, created the world and wound it up.

God & sinners reconciled!#

21/12/2023

Imagine a time without Christmas. Imagine a world without forgiveness.

Every Christmas is God's Signature

20/12/2023

Non-conformist Mark Twain was correct. Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities - truth isn't.

CHRISTMAS = It is not death to die!

18/12/2023

God acts differently. Christians for 2000 years have known that preparation for Jesus begins in the heart. But, that first Christmas was different.

Making Christmas profound

15/12/2023

Does Christmas glitter too much? Jack London (1876-1916) is described as a pioneer of commercial American fiction, he penned: The proper function of a man is to live, not to exist....

CHRISTMAS ARRIVES TO STIR ALL MANKIND

13/12/2023

The presence of Christmas is 'electrifying' the air. So, what causes the 'electrification'? God's Son drops in to earth.

CHRISTMAS & the SOUL!

11/12/2023

An unusual reflection upon Christmas. Esau and Jacob are not usually considered relevant to the wonderful pageant of Christmas. 'The brothers grim' would be a far more accurate description.

7 Favorite Xmas Quotes

24/12/2022

"It wasn't enough to see the angels, the shepherds wanted to see the One who sent them.

What if you were the innkeeper?

22/12/2022

Pause for a moment, yes, even at Christmas. Unwrap your heart. Search for this baby Jesus.

God's 1st preparation for that 1st Christmas was...?

21/12/2022

The significance of an occasion, enhances or diminishes its preparation. Curiously God prepares for His only Son's birth with first another birth.

Where pride and humility intersect!

21/12/2022

Absolutely everything around the Christmas narrative bellows from the cradle to the cross: humility. That first Christmas signals humility's original entry to mankind.

A Calcutta Christmas#

15/12/2022

Inscribed on the wall of Mother Teresa's childrens' home in Calcutta is 'ANYWAY'. 'ANYWAY' is a refreshing poem of life giving values. 'ANYWAY' echoes much of Christ's giving.

Backwater Bethlehem

13/12/2022

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been...

Who would go to Bethlehem?

11/12/2022

The shepherds were men on a mission from God. Lets go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about. . .

The 6 Outcomes of Christmas

8/12/2022

Sprawled across the Father's eternal calendar, printed with gold leaf in His holy diary or locked in His iPhone reminders are the two dates that Jesus would visit earth.

A Christmas sleigh-down!

4/12/2022

The silly season now reigns over the western world. It is deftly formed to keep mankind running in ever expanding circles.

An Eternal Clue to Christmas

23/12/2021

Into the muddled middle classes, the struggling poor and even the wealthy, each Christmas Day Father-God still speaks loudly and gently.

Greetings, you who are highly favored!

21/12/2021

The angel went to her and said, 'Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.

What made the wise men wise?

19/12/2021

Where is the one who was born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.

How Sweet The Name of Jesus Sounds!

16/12/2021

Across millennia Bible readers have shuddered, particularly Old Testament readers. Who can read translated Hebrew names with ease? Araunah, Jeshebeah and Joshbekasah are but a few to trip over.

Max Lucado ponders Joseph#

14/12/2021

Joseph . . . did what the Lord's angel had told him to do.

What if you follow a star and find a stable?

12/12/2021

What if you follow a star and find a stable? What happens when all of a sudden, after thinking that something grand and glorious awaits, you end up in a backyard...

Don't Spoil My Christmas - Covid#

23/12/2020

Don't spoil my Christmas, many maybe thinking. The year of Covid still threatens health, incapacity, a deep loneliness and death. Yes, Covid can spoil Christmas.

If you look for Me at Christmas#

23/12/2020

If you look for Me at Christmas You won't need a special star I'm no longer just in Bethlehem I'm right there where you are You may not be aware of Me Amid the celebrations You'll...

Christmas - It's Not Automatic

19/12/2020

Christmas both begins and ends with Christ. Christmas day repeats each Christmas season only until the end of time.

Eternity Shattering News

18/12/2020

That night the Lord was born every spiritual and earthly realm was shaken. Powers and principalities were stirred, common man was ignorant. The uncommon weren't.

Christmas removes the Church & State Division

12/12/2020

Fierce disputes have long erupted upon the overlap of church and state.

Christmas & Nelson Mandela

12/12/2020

Unnoteworthy events of antiquity rise to be the stunning events of history. The unjust events of the past become the world changing fodder of millennia.

An Archbishop's Christmas Blessing

24/12/2019

‘Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you: He is Christ the Lord.

Heaven Had 2 Refugees

22/12/2019

Heaven 'begins' with a throne surrounded by supernatural well-wishers. Streets of gold, boughs of healing, my history hidden and empty of evil; this is the eternal fabric of heaven.

12 Uncommon Christmas Quotes

14/12/2019

God couldn't have made Himself bigger to impress us, so He made Himself smaller to attract us. ~ J.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

24/12/2018

Five quick quotes to remember at Christmas: 1) "You've stood where Joseph stood. Caught between what God says and what makes sense.

Is December 25 Valid for Christmas?

23/12/2018

When the Lord Jesus has become your peace, remember, there is another thing: good will towards men. Do not try to keep Christmas without good will towards men.

Making Christmas Reciprocal#

20/12/2018

If you were the Creator of the Universe, how would you run things? Would you lead with an iron fist or the roar of a lion? You could if you wished...

A Dickens of a Christmas

19/12/2018

Scores of small bouncing bodies splash Christmas shopping malls with unfettered energy. Fidgeting size four shoes ignore their accelerating heartbeats.

The Christmas Gift of Hope#

18/12/2018

Patience involves looking attentively in the right direction, scanning the horizons for glimpses of God's action. Mary and Joseph waited patiently for the favor of God.

When Christmas Will Stop

16/12/2018

Each next Christmas is the guarantee that there will be a last one. All will know when there is no more.

Christmas Presence

13/12/2018

Restless men scour experience, accumulate goods and search the face of this earth for identity. Such is their lot. There is a wicked burden mankind bears.

Omnipotence Wrapped in Humanity

12/12/2018

A vacancy came into heaven. It filled a manger. God was born on earth. That is the first Christmas.

Of Stables & Deserts

11/12/2018

Inhospitable places to humans are the rich soils for eternity! Elijah rose from a mountainous Gilead, John the Baptist was groomed in the desert, Jesus was born in a stable! Into His...

Don't Mess with the Manger!

10/12/2018

Are the verses below the intentions of a retiring timidity? Could these be spoken through innocent, quiet eyes gazing up from a valueless crib? Via an infant the great and only I AM ushers...

Christmas means Easter

9/12/2018

Annually the world slides into Christmas. Its eyes glow steadily brighter as December 25 approaches.

Light vs Night!

29/10/2018

We Christians are like the frog in lukewarm water, not noticing that the temperature is rising.

A Christmas Blessing

24/12/2017

It is the prayerful wish of SoulSupply that Jesus' glory be your story this Christmas day, and then every day.

Christmas Poverty

21/12/2017

Could the good Lord plead this Christmas time: Please add faith, hope and love to the gifts you seek and give this Christmas.

A Holy Optimism

18/12/2017

Understand the heavenly time zone we live in: There are many wars and many more rumours of wars, Nations do and will rise against nations, And terror spreads darkness across God's earth....

Why Look Forward From Christmas?#

17/12/2017

We shall celebrate many things this Christmas, but let us remember that our God is Lord of all history.

Christmas Cheer

14/12/2017

Christmas is the Father delivering a love letter to His world not via a post-box, but a manger. This letter is as short as it is loving.

Christmas Holds A Sword

13/12/2017

There is a significant absurdity to Christmas. Christmas is the mighty arm of God stretched down to an earth enveloped by darkness and imprisoned to sin.

Breaking Christmas Shackles

12/12/2017

Is there a fearsome gun-toting believer who will free the baby Jesus to face His world? Jesus needs to be liberated from the manger and lifted from the hay.

1 Extraordinary & 5 Obscure Christmas Facts

11/12/2017

We have heard the Christmas story all our lives. I am very glad it is well known.

Above the Tags, Bags & Rags

10/12/2017

Christmas purchases account for 1/6th of all annual retail sales in the U. S. Masses of devotees are dedicated to addictive shopping. It is largely devoid of any teamwork.

Sharing God's Greatness

28/12/2016

At that first Christmas Mary proclaimed our Lord's wonder, then almost four centuries later Bishop Ambrose of Milan (c340-397) taught us how to live it.

8 Differences between Jesus' 1st Entry & His Return.

22/12/2016

If Christmas is the entry of Jesus upon earth there will be a second Christmas - He will enter again.

How to Give the Gift of Love this Christmas#

21/12/2016

If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I’m just another decorator. .

8 Good Wishes but 1 Potent Gift

20/12/2016

Nobility is surely mankind's heart at its purest, its most God-like. Problematic to much well-meaning desire is a feeble humankind wishing for what they cannot achieve.

The Christmas Guarantee

19/12/2016

Around 700 years prior to Jesus' birth Israel's prophet Isaiah described the distress that earth's people lived in. He spoke of their hunger and anger, their cursing and darkness.

Take Heart from Bethlehem

18/12/2016

It was in Bethlehem, not Jerusalem, that Jesus was born. Bethlehem was a poor town, where many people lived in modified caves.

13 Rare Gifts That Are Easy To Find

15/12/2016

While they were there (Bethlehem), the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son.

Please Don't Wish Me a Merry Christmas!

14/12/2016

Fierce disputes have long erupted upon the overlap of church and state.

Finding Joy in a Crowded Season#

13/12/2016

Christmas first triggers and then assembles a myriad of thoughts and emotions within a man. Since 1843 Charles Dickens in 'A Christmas Carol' has educated the western world.

Pondering Christmas#

12/12/2016

That night the Lord was born every spiritual and earthly realm was shaken. Heaven broke into our shackles of time and space.

4 Lessons from 3 Kings

11/12/2016

Did the gift givers to baby Jesus come as kings from Africa, Asia and Europe? Possibly! This thought pleases me for it captures a gathering of three kings from three continents...

THE EVE of TRUTH

24/12/2015

T'was the night before Jesus came and all through the house Not a creature was praying, not one in the house.

When Santa met Jesus

23/12/2015

The sleigh was all packed, the reindeer were fed, But Santa still knelt by the side of the bed.

9 Differences Between Jesus' Two Arrivals

22/12/2015

This sign is read every day, and everywhere at every airport. Consider the joy for those who wait when a loved returns.

THE CHILD on the HIGHWAY

21/12/2015

Since the outbreak of a heartless Syrian civil war in March 2011 an estimated 9 million refugees have fled their torn homes.

A Twitter #CHRISTMAS Hint

20/12/2015

Just four days now until Santa gets stuck in the chimney, the elves lay down their tools and the reindeers stand again upon terra firma, for Christmas is so close.

One Gift Gives Forever

17/12/2015

Every gift from your friend is a wish for happiness. ~ Richard Bach. When there were no skies and no place to hang the stars. . .

Christmas Clouds & Stars

16/12/2015

Floating across the Christmas tinselled horizon the western world now gazes upon. . .

How would a real estate agent market heaven? Maybe: beautiful one day perfect the next,the pleasure palace ora place with space?There could be no tired aphorisms such as: renovate or detonate,diamond in the...

Hidden by Transparency

13/12/2015

God did not rifle through a supermarket bin of glittering paper. . .

Joining Simeon?

10/12/2015

All the battleship grey chairs were prematurely full. This early opening suburban surgery was abuzz. Nervous expectancy only heightened by each subsequent minute the doctor was late.

Christmas Pioneers

9/12/2015

Pioneers are the yeast of a better tomorrow. They are the brave and diligent explorers of improvement. History's annals record pioneers with great affection.

Finding Home after Christmas

8/12/2015

Where was the home of the wise men who searched Jesus out - Babylonia or Arabia? Their origins are as unclear as their guidance is clear, their home as unknown as their...

A Christmas Tale of Two Princes

7/12/2015

Eager children forage for their name on a random tags below Christmas trees worldwide. Their minds consumed with anticipation.

The Way of the Manger

6/12/2015

Heaven held a vacancy but the inn did not. However, Bette Midler still sings God is watching us from a distance.

God Never Blinks#

29/11/2015

Soul Snack 245/14 . . . “Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art,” John Keats introduced his reader to eternity.

THE WHITE COMPASS

23/12/2014

Soul Snack 246/14 . . . My loud and un-sneaking suspicion confirms what most of this planet's distressed dwellers fail to realise: Christmas is THE compass to the world.

Wrapped in Poverty

21/12/2014

Soul Snack 244/14 . . .

A Festival for Me?

18/12/2014

Soul Snack 243/14 . . . Christmas is Omnipotence wrapped in the bonds of my own fragile humanity.

Interrupted by Grace

17/12/2014

Soul Snack 242/14 . . . Inhospitable places to humans are the richest soils of eternity.

The Returning Star#

16/12/2014

Soul Snack 241/14 . . .

Interrupted by Terror

15/12/2014

Soul Snack 240/14 . . .

A Middle-Eastern Lesson#

14/12/2014

Soul Snack 239/14 . . . From a far distant yesterday the middle-east has been known for its religious zeal.

Making Sense of Christmas

12/12/2014

Charles Dickens got this right ~ I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

The Lighthouse Cradle

11/12/2014

Soul Snack 238/14 . . . Beacons are sentinels for safety and comfort. They warn the wayfarer, the ignorant and the weary of danger.

Christmas Candles and Cannons.

10/12/2014

Soul Snack 237/14 . . . Christmas lights both candles and cannons alike. The babe of Bethlehem would become the man of Jerusalem.

1 Mandela + 1 Manger = ?

9/12/2014

Soul Snack 236/14 . . . Consider please: The mundane events of antiquity become the stunning events of history.

A CHOPSTICKS CHRISTMAS#

7/12/2014

Soul Snack 235/14 . . . Music's hall-of-fame added an anonymous young lady in 1877.

Superstar not Super-Wrapped

2/12/2014

Soul Snack 232/14 . . .

Between a Manger & a Cloud

1/12/2014

Soul Snack 230/14 . . . The world mocks the Lord's birth and laughs at the promise of His return.

6 Warm Christmas Thoughts

30/11/2014

Soul Snack 229/14 . . .

A Christmas Collage

20/12/2013

Soul Snack 245/13 . . . A Christmas Collage Jesus' welcome to earth was as humble as His birthplace and life upon earth.

Cradle to Cross

20/12/2013

Soul Snack 244/13 . . . Cradle to CrossThere is an infant peeking through the windows in the suburbs.

12 Days of Christmas

19/12/2013

Soul Snack 243/13 . . . 12 Days of Christmas 2000 years ago a birth reconfigured all history. A shaft of light descended intersecting the story of all mankind.