Remember the song, “The Twelve Days of Christmas”? A partridge in a pear tree and five golden rings are the ones I most easily remember. What is the gift for day 11? Got it?? (I will give you the entire list at the end of this blog.) I have found it interesting over the last… Continue Reading The Cost Of Christmas – A Priceless Gift That’s Free
By Pastor Ron Tipton I spent most of the morning in Venice at my dermatologist as they did a Moh surgery for some skin cancer on my hand. I have joked that this is my new weight loss pain – “a bite at a time”. So how did I end up here? Well, I went to the… Continue Reading Decisions Are Always Made – Even If You Don’t Make Them Yourself
Yesterday in our staff meeting, Gordon made a statement about the importance of genealogies to the Jews. This got me thinking about the genealogies found throughout the Old Testament and in the gospels. Their lineage allowed them to trace back the family line and provide a point of reference; it was an anchor in their identity, and… Continue Reading Past and future
There is something special about Christmas music for me. I know there are some who think it should only be listened to after Thanksgiving. If you are around at various times throughout the year, you will find Christmas music playing as I study. There is something special about the songs that remind me just how much… Continue Reading Not just a four-week message
The story of Christmas is also the story of two kings — one who is born in 70ish BC and the other who has always been King. In Luke 1:5 we read, “in the days of Herod.” This would be the man the historian Josephus calls Herod the Great. Herod was born into a family… Continue Reading Two kings, one kingdom
