What the virgin birth does not mean

This one looks at three things the virgin birth does not mean or imply.

The Second Advent

What are the differences between the first and second comings of Jesus.

Learning contentment this Christmas

‘We live in a world of Black Friday sales, Christmas deals, half-price off, buy one get one free and it’s so easy for us to get sucked in to the material bingo game. However, especially at this time of year where there is a focus on material possessions, we would do well to learn more about being thankful. We have have so much to be thankful for – a place to lay our head at night, family, friends, church family, etc. A lesson we could all use this Christmas is that we need to grow in our thankfulness and learn to be content like Paul did I’m Philippians 4:11-13.’

Why gifts of Gold, frankincense and Myrrh?

I’m not sure this one really does answer that question exactly, but it does make a helpful comment on what we bring to Jesus and why we might bring it at all.

Uncomfortable Christmases: witnessing to family at the holidays

Some good, helpful wisdom in this one.

Immanuel

This short one looks at what it means that God came to be with us.

From the archive: If Christmas is just cultural, celebrate (or don’t) however you want

‘If you want to use the opportunity of Christmas to think about Jesus and the incarnation in a special way, have at it. But if you just want to celebrate Christmas as a cultural festival because it’s fun, that’s perfectly okay too. If you think Christmas is some pagan invention and you want to check out altogether, that is also fine. We do not celebrate Christmas because Jesus has told us we must. We celebrate it, ultimately, because it has become a cultural thing to do. Such as we don’t make Bonfire Night a marker of anyone’s spirituality, we do well not to make Christmas any sort of marker either.’