CHARISMATICA

(Nativity  by krisdecurtis via Flickr)

The real Christmas story is found in Matthew (Matt. 1:18-2:18) and in Luke ( Luke 1:26-56, 2:1-40). However, Isaiah should never be ignored:
Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14)
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
and the [...]

(-Cover of The Purpose of Christmas)

Pastor Rick Warren has been in the news lately as Barrack Obama’s controversial choice to say a prayer at the inaugural.
Here’s an excellent article written by Warren on the real meaning of Christmas. It’s actually an excerpt from his recent book:  The Purpose of Christmas–a timely message posted [...]

Received this from Christianity Today–here is a good way to support the thousands of troops that are deployed away from home this Christmas season–a Campus Crusade ministry:

Dear Ministry Partner,
A military chaplain recently wrote, "I have personally given out thousands of RDKs at no cost to my unit."
It is only with the support of people [...]

THE CHRISTMAS STORY:
The Christmas story is found in Matthew (1:18-2:18) and in Luke (1:26-56, 2:1-40). However, Isaiah should never be ignored: 
Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.  (Is. 7:14) 
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; [...]

I was tagged for a meme a couple of weeks ago by one of my blogging buddies- SLW. I decided to respond in a slightly different way. Since it’s the Christmas season, just like the venerable Christmas story of Scrooge, I’m going to take a jog down memory lane to Christmases past.
-30 Years Ago: Christmas [...]

Sunday was the beginning of Advent on the church calendar, but the stresses of the holiday season started couple of weeks ago at Thanksgiving. Have you noticed how the Devil tries to ruin every good thing that Christians have.
I will not get into all the history of how the 25th was chosen for celebrating the [...]

THE CHRISTMAS STORY:
The Christmas story is found in Matthew (1:18-2:18) and in Luke (1:26-56, 2:1-40). However, Isaiah should never be ignored:
Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. (Is. 7:14)
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
and the government shall be [...]