While serving as a seminary professor in the city of Fresno, I endured the intense, arid heat of central California’s summer months.
When it comes to the Christmas story, there are also themes that we may not initially notice. I call it the dark side of Christmas.
At the beginning of his ministry, Jesus recited the prophet Isaiah in the synagogue to proclaim his mission on earth.
John the Baptist was a great man who spoke boldly and was unapologetic about whom he served and what he was called to.
Mark 1:1–8 tells us about the ministry of John the Baptist, the forerunner, God’s messenger, the Voice in the desert.
Waiting is hard, unless you are four-year-old Andrew at the doctor’s office. Our firstborn was prone to ear infections, so he was there a lot.
Young children have no concept of time. The child who knows that Christmas is coming goes to bed every night asking if tomorrow is Christmas.
In 1843, Charles Dickens introduced the world to the character Ebenezer Scrooge in his novella A Christmas Carol.