How is it that one of the oldest and best-known Christmas carols asks for the Messiah to come, when in actuality He has already done… Read More »Hoping Through the Darkness Before Dawn: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
Christmas—a very mention of the word produces delight and expectation in the hearts of people everywhere. Or does it? For some Christians, Christmas is a… Read More »By the Waters of Babylon Episode 10 now available: The Advent of Christ
The Advent and Christmas seasons are just around the corner, a wonderful time of year to sing rich Christological hymns with your church and family.… Read More »Two resources for your church or family during the Advent/Christmas season
I am pleased new announce a new collection of hymns and carols for Advent and Christmas. This is simply all of the Advent/Christmas hymns included… Read More »New Book: Hymns and Carols of Advent and Christmas
Advent is upon us! This is a wonderful time of year to both remember the prophecies regarding Christ’s first coming and anticipate his coming again.… Read More »Advent Hymns
We are in the midst of a wonderful time in the year when we can reflect upon the advent of our Lord and the redemption that… Read More »Which advent is in view in “Joy to the World”?
A few years ago we published a new daily devotional for the Christmas season by Pastor Taigen Joos that has been very well-received. This devotional is perfect for… Read More »Order your Christmas Family Devotional Now!
I recently posted a Children’s Books Shopping List for my trips to Half Price Books and the library book sales. As the Advent and… Read More »Children’s Christmas Books Shopping List (with FREE Download)
Savior of the nations, come; Virgin’s Son, here make Thy home! Marvel now, O heaven and earth, That the Lord chose such a birth. Not… Read More »Savior of the Nations, Come
The Church confesses the incarnation of Jesus Christ as a mystery. On the one hand He is “the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the… Read More »The Mystery of the Incarnation
Little child, look on me— What can Thy newborn eyes see? Dost Thou recognize a man Fashioned by Thine ancient plan? Infant that Thou hast… Read More »Incarnation
This post is excerpted from “A Deliberate Choice.” December is for Advent. Historically, Christians have begun their reflections upon the incarnation, not by celebrating it,… Read More »The purpose of Advent
Oh, what an embarrassment of riches! Rarely have so many topics presented themselves at one time for consideration through this publication, and rarely have I… Read More »A Deliberate Choice
The following is the sermon I preached this morning in our church to kick off the Advent season: Audio You don’t have to turn on… Read More »Coming Hope
A while back I stumbled across Charles Wesley’s Christmas hymn, “Glory Be to God on High.” This is a superb text on the incarnation of… Read More »“Glory Be to God on High” by Charles Wesley
See the babe in manger lowly, with His mother, meek and mild. Here the Godhead now incarnate, Wholly God and yet a child. Lying in… Read More »See the Babe in Manger Lowly
The concept often referred to as the humiliation of God the Son—the notion that the second person of the Trinity emptied himself of the full… Read More »See Amid the Winter's Snow
A friend of mine once mused that it was at Christmas that Christians finally sing good hymns. Selah.1 And Chuck Bumgardner (here and here and… Read More »O Lord, How Shall I Meet Thee (More "Incarnational Hymnody")