This is the third part in a twelve part devotional commentary on “O Holy Night.” See the introduction here.A thrill of hope The weary world rejoices,For yonder breaks A new and glorious morn.As a consequence of sin, God cursed the ground (Gen 3:17). Man has had to toil in pain to provide . . . . Continue Reading »
At Christmas, we think –- we, Americans who say we are Christians –- we deserve a break from the things we do every day. We deserve a rest. We deserve to sleep on the sofa, and to have a big meal, and then to sleep on the sofa again, and watch a parade or some football, or whatever it is . . . . Continue Reading »
Blame this post on Roberts Wesleyan College. There I drank too deeply at the well of John Wesley and so developed what one Calvinist colleague called a case of election envy. . .Some of my best friends are Calvinists and I feel that they are too often stereotyped, judged, and labeled. Most of you, . . . . Continue Reading »
The commercialization of Christmas and the holiday (etymologically associated as holiday derives from Holy Day) associated with gift giving has diluted “real” message of Christmas. This has been discussed and debated over and over and I’m not going to attempt to add anything new to . . . . Continue Reading »
This is the second part in a twelve part devotional commentary on “O Holy Night.” See the introduction here.Long lay the world In sin and error pining,’Til He appear’d And the soul felt its worth.The dark world into which our Savior was born is one living in sin. Paul, . . . . Continue Reading »
So some of you are thinking, “Frank, you’re a jerk, you know that? This is the Christmas season, and you’re ignoring the fact that the Angels we have heard on High sang Glo-o-o-ria in-ex-chel-sis-day-o. They were happy – John Piper would say they were happy. John Mark Reynolds . . . . Continue Reading »
This is the first part in a twelve part devotional commentary on “O Holy Night.” See the introduction here.O holy night! The stars are brightly shining,It is the night of Our dear Saviour’s birth.The first two lines of the song provide a context for what’s to follow. . . . . Continue Reading »
You know: when most people get ready to write a little something for the Christmas season, they fire up the Yule log, and they have a little eggnog, and toss a little tinsel, and eat a cookie, and then they have this sweet smell on their breath as they talk about how joyful a season this . . . . Continue Reading »
Today I kicked off a devotional commentary series through the song “O Holy Night” over at The A-Team Blog. I’m not sure if it really fits with Evangel or not, but I’ll cross-post the first few entries here to see how it goes.“O Holy Night” is one of those . . . . Continue Reading »
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