Archive for December, 2009
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Sunday, December 13th, 2009This is an excerpt from my Advent Devotional Guide that uses the Advent wreath. If you have a real wreath, you can use it, either alone, or with others. If you don’t have a wreath, follow this guide, and you can “light” the Advent candle for today online. (I originally wrote this guide for families […]
Advent Calendar for December 12
Saturday, December 12th, 2009Click here to see today’s Advent calendar entry
Advent Calendar for December 11
Friday, December 11th, 2009Click here to see today’s Advent calendar entry
Congratulations, Sara Groves!
Friday, December 11th, 2009Singer/songwriter Sara Groves was just awarded Christianity Today’s Album of the Year for 2009. Fireflies and Songs was, according to the magazine, the “runaway No. 1 choice” for Album of the Year, according to a panel of ten music critics. (You can listen to excerpts from this album or order it here. A great Christmas […]
Advent Calendar for December 10
Thursday, December 10th, 2009Click here to see today’s Advent calendar entry
Some Helpful Links
Thursday, December 10th, 2009Today I want to put up some helpful links.
First, let me draw your attention to some new material on TheHighCalling.org. There’s an interview with Judge Glenda Hatchett of the television program, Judge Hatchett. This is a substantial, moving conversation with a woman who is serving the Lord in a unique way.
Then there’s a fine piece […]
Advent Calendar for December 9
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009Click here to see today’s Advent calendar entry
Should You Enjoy a Sermon?
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009Recently I had the privilege of preaching at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas. It’s always an encouragement for me to experience a vibrant, Christ-centered, mission-oriented church. Thus I felt invogorated to be part of this church for a day.
I preached twice on Sunday morning in the traditional services at HPPC. During the second […]
Advent Calendar for December 8
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009Click here to see today’s Advent calendar entry
A New, New Atheism?
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009By now, we’re quite familiar with the so-called “new atheism” and its primary preachers: Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and company. These men have in common a deep digust for religion and a barbed tongue. Their approach to converting people majors in anger and attack, though, strangely enough, it claims to be exemplary in […]
Advent Calendar for December 7
Monday, December 7th, 2009Click here to see today’s Advent calendar entry
Chilly Weather in Boerne, Texas
Monday, December 7th, 2009A couple of days ago we had some unusally chilly weather in Central Texas. Where I live, in Boerne, the temperature dipped below freezing for fifteen hours. The low hit 23 degrees. That’s two degrees lower than last winter’s low.
Now folks in colder climes, like my friend Dave in Minnesota, won’t be impressed by 23 […]
Advent Calendar for December 6
Sunday, December 6th, 2009Click here to see today’s Advent calendar entry
Advent Devotion: The Lighting of the Second Candle
Sunday, December 6th, 2009This is an excerpt from my Advent Devotional Guide that uses the Advent wreath. If you have a real wreath, you can use it, either alone, or with others. If you don’t have a wreath, follow this guide, and you can “light” the Advent candle for today online. (I originally wrote this guide for families […]
Advent Calendar for December 5
Saturday, December 5th, 2009Click here to see today’s Advent calendar entry
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