He came to people like us so that people like us can come to God.[1] You can see all posts in this series by clicking on this line. This past Sunday (December 15, 2025), I taught Luke 2:1-20 to Kids Club 3. We had them act out the narrative – Caesars order, Joseph and MaryContinue reading “Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 17”
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Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 16
Zechariah is convinced that God is a God who makes promises, and keeps them. Well of course – he lived in Bible times, they all thought that way, didn’t they? Hang on a second. Zechariah was toward the end of a long life during which he had seen nothing happening from heaven. No angels, noContinue reading “Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 16”
Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 15
Gabriel had [also] offered [Mary] a human companion – her relative Elizabeth! … Elizabeth had suffered decades of social grief over her lack of children. Now in a miracle she was pregnant and after six months it was evident to all. If ever there was a woman ready to talk about her pregnancy it wasContinue reading “Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 15”
Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 14
For the next months only Elizabeth knew what was going on. She could feel John kick and elbow, she could see Zechariah smiling silently, the scroll of Malachi stretched out on their table, the look of wonder still in his aging eyes.[1] You can see all posts in this series by clicking on this line.Continue reading “Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 14”
Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 13
For Luke, these two great moments in history – the birth of Christ, then His death and resurrection – are too important to let slip into the category of myth or legend.[1] You can see all posts in this series by clicking on this line. The Gospel is too important for God to let Jesus’Continue reading “Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 13”
Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 12
Jesus knew the life of the poor (as seen in His parables of sowing and reaping, sparrows, children at weddings and funerals, women grinding at the mill, etc.). Jesus experienced the fullness of human life and society. He was not sheltered in some rich ivory tower, protected from the ‘dross of society’. He lived inContinue reading “Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 12”
Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 11
Brutal King Herod was not in the line of David. Young Jesus was. And God His Father made sure to deliver His Son Jesus from the death of the innocents just as He promised to deliver His ‘Son’ Israel. And one day God the Father would deliver His Son Jesus to death as an innocentContinue reading “Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 11”
Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 10
Jesus’ birth was as humble as our image of a dilapidated stable, but with the added delight that He really did come to dwell among such as us. He was born humbly, laid in a manger, probably right in the living room of a very humble peasant home. And this is where the Magi came.[1]Continue reading “Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 10”
Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 9
He was told not to fear taking Mary into his home. He was told that the baby was in her from the Holy Spirit. He was told to name the boy Jesus. And he was told why . . . This boy would live up to His name – He would save people from theirContinue reading “Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 9”
Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 8
From people like us comes Jesus, the Christ, to people like us. God’s grace overcoming the stain of sin![1] You can see all posts in this series by clicking on this line. That’s a thought you can think on for a long, long time! I’ve worked with a lot of people, and most don’t goContinue reading “Let’s Chat: Pleased to Dwell 8”
Standing Before God, This We Are and No More 