“…be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) This is the time of year when everyone talks about, sings about, and watches movies about having Christmas cheer. But if you were to ask an unbeliever in the world, what Christmas cheer is, or why we are supposed to have it, they won’t […]
Christmas
The Image of the Invisible God
Colossians 1:11-15 reads, “May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the […]
Post Tenebras Lux: Isaiah 8:11-9:7
Context At the time of Isaiah, Israel was divided into two kingdoms. Isaiah was a prophet to Judah, at which time Judah was under great threat of attack from various nations, and heard rumors of various armies conspiring against them. Chapter 1 tells us Isaiah was a prophet during the reign of four […]