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I love the manger! I have a fondness for nativity scenes that often brings out a subtle sense of worship, warmth, peace, awe, and gratitude. As a young boy, I had a basic, sentimental attachment to the manger. I loved to hide the baby Jesus until the 24th, when he could make his arrival in…

“The suffering of Jesus didn’t begin on the cross; it began in his straw bed, and continued through to the cross, all for our redemption.” O Come Let Us Adore Him, Paul David Tripp Christmas is much more beautiful today than Mary and Joseph could have ever imagined. Their first Christmas was much messier and…

Jesus taught us to pray, “Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Your Kingdom Come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Jesus not only prayed this prayer, and taught us to pray, but He actually lived this prayer out. Paul David Tripp in Day 14 of O Come Let…

History marched toward his birth; that baby marched towards his death, all so grace would march, with life and hope into our lives. O Come Let Us Adore Him, Paul David Tripp I love how Paul David Tripp reminds us today that the Bible is not a selection of isolated stories and events. It is…

COVID19 has completely altered our lives for the last 9 months, and doesn’t seem to have quite run out of steam. Infections are on the rise, death tolls mount, and we still have many opinions about how we should respond? Do we stay inside to keep from possibly harming another person? Or do we continue…

The baby in a manger came as a Conquering King to dethrone us and then to enthrone himself in our hearts and lives forever and ever. ~ O Come Let Us Adore Him, Paul David Tripp Who is the boss? Who is in charge? That is the real question for each of us. As people,…

The Christmas story ultimately shows that the hope of the universe is a PERSON. ~ Paul David Tripp, O Come Let Us Adore Him Are you good at giving presents? Some people have a knack for gift giving. They seem to be creative and always able to discover something so perfect to give to their…

This is quick and brief today. Who deserves all of the glory? Is it you? Is it me? Surely we would say NO! We know that our God deserves the glory. Scripture over and over again is about God and His glory. The Psalmist said, “They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdomAnd talk…

Where are you? This question can evoke many responses that take us in different directions. You can answer by giving me your location. You could even drop me a location pin to my IPhone. You could answer with some general sense of your state and season of life “I’m busy. I am so slammed right…

What is one word that could describe the Christmas story? This is the question PDT asks in his Dec. 7 devotional in O Come Let Us Adore Him. It may seem impossible, but Tripp insists it can be done. One word can sum up God’s response to humanity’s rebellion to God, to the lost state…