I Gave I Am Giving I Will Give

I Gave, I am giving, I Will Give

It’s Christmas Eve.  Today I was standing in the checkout line of a local branch of a small chain store.  A customer noticed that the cashier was standing “pretty stiffly” and kindly asked, “Why do you stand with a coat on and no smile?”  The cashier responded, “Because it’s cold in here.”   Then she pointed to the space heater that was behind her. The cash register was beside the door and the temperature outside had dipped below 20 degrees.

The Free Gift Exchange

If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it?

Do you actually need to wait to have a million dollars to give the best gift?  There are so many if-then thoughts that we have during the holiday season.  Thanks be to God that we do not need to wait for the "If" when it comes to the best of giving.

I am reminded of the deeply spirit-filled concerts that our church rendered each Christmas in collaboration with another local church. I was a pre-teen when this began.  We

Stuffed

A couple of years ago I became overwhelmed with taking down my Christmas decorations....overwhelmed to the point of becoming ill.  As I reflected upon it the next year, my decorations became minimal. Focusing upon having the nicest decorations in the neighborhood made me lose sight of the true meaning of Christmas. Something was missing.

When we were children we waited with glee wondering what was under the tree for ourselves. Rather than asking my son and grandson what the

What Do You Call Him

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

My family and I have a joke among us.  We label each one's personality according to the current activity or actions shown.  Sometimes if the communication between us gets stressful, one might say to the other, "Alright Annabelle," or "Frank is showing up."  Then we chuckle and ten

It's Yours

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

It's not by accident that this is quite a popular verse within the Word of God. The gift of Jesus was the first "Christmas" gift. But there are three components to gift giving.

1. You must have a giver

2.  You must have a gift

3.  You must have a receiver

Gifts are given all of the time.  But what completes the process is for the