Tag: Christmas

Passion Points

On By BrianIn Holidays, PASSION Points

Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:

Christian Christmas Grinches – Kevin DeYoung
If the disciples were to rejoice when the Bridegroom was with them, surely we can do better than to be outraged sourpusses every year when we commemorate his coming.

When Black Friday Becomes a Mission – Jon Bloom (DG)
With the Christmas season and all its commercial blitz and glitz upon us (seen especially on Black Friday), let’s lay aside the grousing and see the grace.

4 Questions to Ask Your Money – Tim Challies
Someone once drew my attention to four questions to ask when I am about to make a purchase—any purchase. Looking back, I can see how much better I am at managing money when I keep questions like these in mind….

How Vast the Sufferings – Joseph Swain (via Trevin Wax)
How vast the sufferings, who can tell,
When Jesus fought sin, death, and hell,
And was in battle slain?
How great the triumph, who can sing,
When from the grave the immortal King
Triumphant rose again?

Yet we’ll attempt His name to bless,
While we pass through the wilderness
To Canaan’s happy shore.
But when we reach the plains above,
And every breath we draw is love,
We’ll sing His glories more.

Hope you have a great Lord’s Day attempting to bless the name of Jesus!

Exult in the Savior’s Birth

On By BrianIn Hymns

Matt Boswell and D.A. Carson have written a new hymn for Christmas entitled “Exult in the Savior’s Birth.”  You can download the music, chords, and lead sheet here for free.  This would be a great song for pastors and worship leaders to introduce to their congregations during the upcoming Advent season.  Also makes a good song to add to your Christmas rotation on your MP3 player.

Merry Christmas!

On By BrianIn Family Collection, Holidays

I hope you all have a merry Christmas tomorrow.  Here are a few good Christmas posts:

God Became a Man – Justin Taylor
Some good classic quotes on the incarnation from Spurgeon, Augustine, and more.

Why a Virgin Birth? – Douglas Wilson
Good answer to the question…

5 Ways to Play With Your Kids This Christmas – Trevin Wax
Dads, this one is for us.  You may not like every idea, but the post gets us thinking in the right direction.

Web Weekly – Christmas Edition

On By BrianIn PASSION Points

Here are some interesting posts as we think about Christmas:

Gospel – Matt B. Redmond reminds us that Christmas is for those who hate it.  Stephen Altrogge reminds us of how the gospel should change our Christmas expectations.  Tullian Tchividjian points out that Christmas is the beginning of our great hope.  Kevin DeYoung shows us why Jesus came.  Chris Brauns points out the problems with the Grinch.

Family – Chris Castaldo gives four practical suggestions for discussing the gospel at family get-togethers.

Carols – I’m not the only one sharing the history and lyrics of old Christmas carols.  Kevin DeYoung looks at Of the Father’s Love Begotten.

History – Kevin DeYoung tells us about the origins of Santa Claus in two parts – Part One and Part Two.

Xmas – R.C. Sproul shows why the X doesn’t take Christ out of Christmas.

Culture – Ross Douthat considers our celebration of Christmas in the context of how we as Christians should interact with our culture.

Humor – A great picture.  The Drummer Boy.  Some must have lawn ornaments.

Hope you all have a merry Christmas celebrating the birth of our Savior!  Next week – posts to help us evaluate our lives as a new year begins.

Christmas Questions

On By BrianIn Holidays

It is Christmas – time for all those work parties and extended family get-togethers.  What do you talk about?  And how might you turn the conversation toward the true reason for the season?  Donald Whitney gives us ten great questions to ask people to get the conversation rolling and help us move the conversation toward Christ.  He makes this available as a bulletin insert which I distributed to my church family this past Sunday.  Well worth taking a look.