Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation

As 2008 wraps up, I find myself looking forward to the day You describe here. No more pain or sorrow – evil gone forever.

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VICTORY by Charles R. Swindoll

Picture for a moment the barrenness and bleakness that happens in a life when compromise occurs. It doesn’t come immediately. At first it’s fun to run with the wrong crowd. There’s some zip, a little excitement; there’s a measure of thrill and pizzazz in being a part of the in-group. But inevitably the fleshly investment starts to yield its carnal dividends. And when that happens you suffer as you’ve never suffered before.

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The Family: No Substitute This Christmas by Charles R. Swindoll

Throw another log on the fire—Christmas is upon us! The story of Bethlehem’s Babe will be told again. We’ll sing carols, return to the manger, and watch the bewildered couple as they caress their firstborn. We’ll stand in awe of the young family for the umpteenth time . . . and we’ll realize it never grows old!
Why? Because we’ve all known what it felt like to shiver on the frozen branches of our world, rejected, wounded, and scared . . . because we can all remember when we finally flew into the warmth of His love . . . and because we all yearn for the joy that a family can bring into our lives.

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Mary Did You Know by Mark Lowery

Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy
Would one day walk on water?
Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy
Would save our sons and daughters?

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WAITING FOR OR WAITING ON by Kathy Kearney

“My expectation comes from the God who made heaven and earth”…wrote David.
How often I become enmeshed in the snare of waiting “for” things to happen and forget that I am to wait “on” God.  Waiting for is a trap of never-ending frustration.  Waiting on God is contentment and peace as I lean upon Him.
Inactivity, you [...]

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