Today Christian and I take a final look at the miraculous events that surrounded the birth of Jesus. A group of magi come from the east because they have seen a star, signifying the birth of a Jewish king, and have come to worship him. Over 500 years earlier Daniel and the Jewish people were…
Though Christmas is already behind us, the Christmas story continues. Various other cultures capture this so much better than we do. Many cultures celebrate the Day of the Kings or Wise Men two weeks after Christmas. For some of those cultures this day is the main day of giving gifts as opposed to Christmas day…
Today we continue our conversation about key people in the Christmas story with my good friend Christian Shelton. We are in episode four of our series on the Christmas story. We have read of angels appearing to Zacharias, to Mary, and then to Joseph in a dream. This week we find yet another angel standing…
Today we continue our conversation about key people in the Christmas story with my good friend Christian Shelton. Once again we have an angel appearing. . .this time in a dream to Joseph, who was engaged to be married to Mary. At this point Joseph is aware that Mary is pregnant and is trying to…
Today we continue our conversation about key people in the Christmas story with my good friend Christian Shelton. Once again we find the angel Gabriel appearing, this time to the young virgin Mary. We explore some of the ways Mary’s faith was built by Gabriel and other things she witnessed in her first months of…
Today we start a new series with my good friend and teacher Christian Shelton. In this series we will take an in depth look at key characters from the Christmas story and what we can learn about the ways and heart of God through them. As with many dynamics of the Christmas story, the story…
Today Todd and I continue the conversation about digging around our spiritual roots. Around 2015 God began stirring my heart for adoption. As I was teaching the staff at LifeMission Church one day I said, “Adoption scares me half to death.” The Holy Spirit stopped me in my tracks and said, “Bob, that’s your problem. …
I Thess. 5:18 says, “In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” Today Todd and I discuss the reality that thanksgiving has been a key spiritual root in our lives. Todd shares a song that comes to mind from the 80s called “First Love”. It spoke about…
Todd and I continue our conversation about digging around our spiritual roots. In 2015 God challenged me to apply that word in my own life. Last week we talked about how Todd and I both encountered the work of the Holy Spirit early in our walk with Jesus. If you have questions about the work…
This week Todd and I look at the concept of digging around our spiritual roots. Jesus tells a story in the Gospels about a man who had a fig tree planted in his vineyard. However, it wasn’t producing fruit and he wanted to cut it down. But the keeper of the vineyard said, “Let me…
