Our son, Charles Marshall Priest, was born at 11:00 am on Friday, December 26. He is still in the NICU but is progressing steadily. We are optimistic that he may be able to go home with us this weekend. We appreciate any and all prayers.
Read: Colossians 1:15-20 “For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell…” Reflect: In John chapter 14, the disciple Philip says to Jesus, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” I love the often-clueless boldness of the disciples. Jesus replies to him, “Don’t you know me, Philip, [...]
Read: John 1:1-18 “He came to his own, but his own people did not receive him.” Reflect: John’s Gospel opens curiously. He begins the same way Genesis, the very first book of the Bible, begins and yet he quickly introduces a new wrinkle into things. In all of the prophecies about the coming Messiah, in [...]
Read: Micah 5:1-5 “And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.” Reflect: I remember watching a late-night movie on Channel 13 many years ago, back when the station still ran the “Million-Dollar Movie” between 1 and 3 AM. [...]
Read: Isaiah 52:8-10 “The Lord has bared his holy arm before the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.” Reflect: In his covenant with Abraham in Genesis 12, the Lord promises that through Abraham’s descendants, all the families of the world would be [...]
Read: Genesis 3:14-15 “[H]e shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” Reflect: A lot of people face Christmas fatigue each year. The Christmas sales begin some time around Labor Day, ornaments decorate Highland Village by the time of the World Series, and stop-motion animation commercials begin immediately after Election Day. By December [...]
