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What’s In a Name?

       The First Sunday after Christmas December 30, 2018 Luke 2:21 What’s In a Name?   Dear fellow worshipers of the Christ-Child,   What’s in a name?  In our modern-day American culture there usually isn’t a great deal of significance attached to a person’s name.  Take for example the name Steve.  By itself that name doesn’t carry a […]

Oh, Come, O Key of David!

       The Fourth Sunday of Advent December 23, 2018 Isaiah 22:20-22 Oh, Come, O Key of David!   Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,   One of the things that I have learned to both admire and appreciate is the fact that the Bible is filled with wonderful little details.  Many times, however, we simply read these little […]

Oh, Come, O Dayspring!

       The Third Sunday of Advent December 16, 2018 Isaiah 9:1, 2 Oh, Come, O Dayspring!   Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,   I have a confession to make.  Whenever I go up to the lakehouse by myself or if it is just Isaac and I, I sleep with a light on.  Now normally I would never […]

Oh, Come, O Root of Jesse!

       The Second Sunday in Advent December 9, 2018 Isaiah 11:1, 10 Oh, Come, O Root of Jesse!   Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,   This is the time of the year when certain traditions just need to be followed.  One of those traditions centers on setting up a Christmas tree.  Can you imagine never setting up […]

Oh, Come, Oh, Come, Emmanuel!

       The First Sunday in Advent December 2, 2018 Isaiah 7:14 Oh, Come, Oh, Come, Emmanuel!   “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign:  The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”      Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,   Ever since the days of […]