“Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.” – Psalm 30:5 NLT One of the world’s most endearing Christmas carols had a surprising origin. The central character of this origin was Placide Cappeau, a wine merchant and mayor of Roquemaure, France. In 1847, to the surprise of people in his town,…
“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace which He lavished on us.” – Ephesians 1:7-8 NASB As U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, John Poinsett could not help expressing his opinions on many subjects. As author Ace Collins describes, Poinsett “was constantly stirring up…
There were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.” – Luke 2:8 KJV Today the Christmas season is celebrated with seemingly ubiquitous music, including carols, cantatas, and concerts. Even the secular, non-Christian world knows the words to familiar carols, and through them becomes familiar with the…
“The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love…God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”…
