Christmas: Week Four | Day 1

Christmas: Week Four | Day 1

Week 4 | We Three Kings Lisa Scheffler, author Three Kings came riding from far away, Melchior and Gaspar and Baltasar; Three Wise Men out of the East were they, And they travelled by night and they slept by day, For their guide was a beautiful, wonderful star. The...
Christmas: Week Four | Day 1

Christmas: Week Three | Day 5

 Lisa Sheffler, author Day 5 | Reflect, Connect, Respond This week we followed the shepherds from the fields to the manger and out into the world to share what the good news of Jesus’ birth. We’ve also considered how God is our good Shepherd. What is your biggest...
Christmas: Week Four | Day 1

Christmas: Week Three | Day 4

Lisa Sheffler, author Day 4 | Spreading the news Answering the call of the angels, the shepherds rush off to find the Messiah. Imagine them huddled together around the manger — the craggy, weather-worn faces smiling down on the perfect Son of God. What must Mary have...
Christmas: Week Four | Day 1

Christmas: Week Three | Day 3

Lisa Sheffler, author Day 3| Good news and great joy! The child who was born in a Bethlehem manger to a carpenter and his bride was an unlikely candidate for the title of Messiah. He was not born in a palace, but in a stable. His birth was not witnessed by royalty,...
Christmas: Week Four | Day 1

Christmas: Week Three | Day 2

Day 2| An unlikely audience Yesterday we considered our relationship with the good Shepherd. Today let’s return to a hillside outside the small town of Bethlehem and sit with a group of unsuspecting shepherds who were about to have the experience of a lifetime. Read...