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O Holy Night (12) – Christ Is the Lord!

Roger Overton

This is the final post in a twelve part devotional commentary on โ€œO Holy Night.โ€ See the introduction here. Christ is the Lord! O praise His Name forever, His...

O Holy Night (11) – Let All Within Us Praise His Holy Name

Roger Overton

This is the eleventh part in a twelve part devotional commentary on โ€œO Holy Night.โ€ See the introduction here. Sweet hymns of joy In grateful chorus raise we, Let...

O Holy Night (10) โ€“ The Slave Is Our Brother

Roger Overton

This is the tenth part in a twelve part devotional commentary on โ€œO Holy Night.โ€ See the introduction here. Chains shall He break For the slave is our brother;...

O Holy Night (9) โ€“ His Law Is Love

Roger Overton

This is the ninth part in a twelve part devotional commentary on โ€œO Holy Night.โ€ See the introduction here. Truly He taught us To love one another; His law...

O Holy Night (8) โ€“ Behold Your King!

Roger Overton

This is the eighth part in a twelve part devotional commentary on โ€œO Holy Night.โ€ See the introduction here. He knows our need, To our weakness is no stranger,...

O Holy Night (7)- Born To Be Our Friend

Roger Overton

This is the seventh part in a twelve part devotional commentary on โ€œO Holy Night.โ€ See the introduction here. The King of Kings Lay thus in lowly manger; In...

O Holy Night (6)- Here Come the Wise Men

Roger Overton

This is the sixth part in a twelve part devotional commentary on โ€œO Holy Night.โ€ See the introduction here. So led by light of A star sweetly gleaming, Here...

O Holy Night (5) โ€“ Led By the Light of Faith

Roger Overton

This is the fifth part in a twelve part devotional commentary on โ€œO Holy Night.โ€ See the introduction here. Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming, With glowing...

O Holy Night (4) – Fall On Your Knees!

Roger Overton

This is the fourth part in a twelve part devotional commentary on โ€œO Holy Night.โ€ See the introduction here. Fall on your knees! O, hear the angelsโ€™ voices! O...

O Holy Night 3- Yonder Breaks a New and Glorious Morn

Roger Overton

This is the third part in a twelve part devotional commentary on โ€œO Holy Night.โ€ See the introduction here. A thrill of hope The weary world rejoices, For yonder...

O Holy Night (2)- Long Lay the World in Sin

Roger Overton

This is the second part in a twelve part devotional commentary on โ€œO Holy Night.โ€ See the introduction here. Long lay the world In sin and error pining, โ€™Til...

O Holy Night (1): The Stars Are Brightly Shining

Roger Overton

This is the first part in a twelve part devotional commentary on โ€œO Holy Night.โ€ See the introduction here. O holy night! The stars are brightly shining, It is...

Introduction to โ€œO Holy Nightโ€

Roger Overton

Today I kicked off a devotional commentary series through the song โ€œO Holy Nightโ€ over at The A-Team Blog. Iโ€™m not sure if it really fits with Evangel or...

Thankful For the Body

Roger Overton

Hopefully Iโ€™m not too late to join the Thanksgiving chorus and I can throw in a quick message of gratitude for my local church. About this time last year...

Recapturing Evangelical

Roger Overton

Though still relatively young, I would like to think that Iโ€™ve grown and matured in my understanding and perspective on faith, theology and culture. I went through a phase...