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December 2023

December 11, 2023

Controlling the Chaos of the Holiday Season

Stress studies show that a sense of control is essential to mental health. Those who...

December 29, 2022

The Best Part of Christmas Is Immanuel, “God with Us”

In the Old Testament, we read how God kept reaching down to His people: “The...

December 25, 2022

The Inn Had No Room; Does Your Heart?

“Mary gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and...

December 24, 2022

What Child Is This?

The angels must have been stunned to see the second member of the triune God...

December 19, 2022

A Season of Many Firsts without Nanci by My Side

This is a year of “firsts,” that is, the first of many things without Nanci...

December 28, 2021

Jesus, the God Who Became One of Us and Understands Our Suffering

These last two years have been difficult ones for so many people. But one look...

December 25, 2021

Jesus, the God Who Comes Near

These reflections on the coming of Jesus are from my book Face to Face with Jesus....

December 18, 2021

The Tree We Don’t Often Focus on at Christmastime

The death of Jesus may not be frequently talked about at Christmastime, but may we...

November 2021

November 22, 2021

How Could Generosity Change the Way You and Your Family Celebrate Christmas This Year?

Some of you have heard about “Giving Tuesday,” which this year is Tuesday, November 30....

December 2020

December 28, 2020

Contemplate the Goodness of God in Becoming One of Us

I’ve been reflecting on Hebrews 2 and 4 lately, and what they tell us about the...

December 25, 2020

Because Jesus Offered Himself for Us, We Won’t Find No Vacancy Signs in Heaven

And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and...

December 24, 2020

Reflections on Christ’s Birth

In this video, I read several quotes from the section of my book It’s All About...

December 10, 2020

The Advent of the Happiest Human in History

In his book Abundant Living, E. Stanley Jones observed, “The early Christians did not say in...

December 03, 2020

The Holiday Season, and Precious Times with Our Kids and Grandkids

Last December, in that pretty normal year called 2019, our daughter Karina Franklin and her...

February 2020

February 17, 2020

Three Things to Remember When Giving Comfort to Grieving People

“Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn” (Romans 12:15). We tend to...

December 2019

December 26, 2019

How Should We React When American Culture Doesn’t Acknowledge the Meaning of the Christmas Season?

Some readers will remember that several years ago some Christians were very offended that Starbucks...

December 23, 2019

History’s Greatest Plot Twist: God’s Son Became a Baby

God is the Great Storyteller. With grand artistry, He brings forth a beautiful world in...

December 19, 2019

Hope That Doesn’t Disappoint Us This Holiday Season

Some time ago Greg Laurie asked me to speak in November at his Harvest Fellowship churches in...

December 05, 2019

When God Entered Time and Became a Man

As we enter the Advent season, there’s no more worthy subject to set our minds...

December 11, 2018

Jesus Changes Everything

From childhood I’ve loved astronomy. I grew up in an unbelieving home. Night after night...

December 25, 2017

Good News of Great Joy: Listen to the Christmas Story from Luke 2

Recently I was filmed reading from Luke 2:1–21 for a video for our home church, Good Shepherd...

December 01, 2017

Light Has Dawned: Reflections at Christmastime on the Light of Jesus

One day I got a late start on a bike ride and went too far....

December 12, 2016

J. I. Packer on Having the “Christmas Spirit”, and the “Christian Snob”

I appreciate these challenging words from J. I. Packer about what it means to truly...

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