Grief is a perfectly legitimate and relevant Christmastime emotion. In fact, a rudimentary glance at Matthew’s second chapter shows that grief is a more contextually appropriate mindset than is the unbridled giddiness culture expects of us. Amidst the merriment, we forget that several people died in Matthew 2. Take a brief inventory in your mind…
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We have a stocking labeled “Aiden” that hangs from our fireplace. There will not be any candy or any of those cool little gifts put in it. Rather, it hangs in memory of our boy. We could not bring ourselves to leave his stocking in storage while hanging Austin’s, Asher’s, and Asa’s. We can’t win.…
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They may not have been believers. They may have numbered way beyond the traditional 3. They may have been Persian mystics, but they saw the same thing that Herod’s advisers saw. They saw reason to believe that Jesus is Lord and came to investigate. In the end, they would worship Jesus. They were the wise…
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