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“Finding the Manger and the Savior this Christmas” In Luke’s Gospel it is first an angel and then a chorus of angels that tell the shepherds about the birth of the Savior, the Messiah, the Lord.  Hearing this news, the shepherds run off towards Bethlehem and the manger to find the newborn King. In Matthew’s […]

The Herald December 2020 “God Is With Us!” … “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All […]

“Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means “God is with us.”  (Matthew 1:23)   God is with us. What wonderful good news. The God of creation, the God of history, the God of salvation, and the God who claims us as His children, is with […]

“Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” With these words, the Christmas story begins for Mary, mother of our Lord. As the angel Gabriel speaks to her and tells her she has found favor with God, Mary’s life changes and with that change, God comes into the world to be among us, redeem us, […]

“Making Your Decision!” When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” … The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and […]

We are about to enter the seasons of Advent and Christmas. In fact, before the next January Herald reaches your home, we will be in the midst of the Christmas season, meaning the celebration of Christmas Day will have already occurred. We will have attended to all the Advent and Christmas preparations, i.e., lighting the […]