We learned recently that here in Ontario we are headed into another lockdown. It will begin December 26 and continue for four weeks—an inauspicious ending to one year and beginning to the next…

Today’s Kindle deals include a pretty good collection. There are some deals from Crossway, one of the “God’s Word For You” books, and even one of my books.

(Yesterday on the blog: The Death of My Son and the Birth of My Savior)

Real Darkness Requires Real Hope

This article strikes some of the same chords as the one I wrote yesterday. Peter Mead offers “four reasons that the birth of Jesus can give us a hope bright enough to counter the darkness of 2020.”

Don’t Just Long For A Return To Normality But Long For The Glory To Come

This is important to remember. “Christmas 2020 will be far from normal. Yet the message of Christmas promises not a return to normality, but a glory that is to come.”

A Tale of Two Advents

Harry Reeder: “Early in my pastoral ministry, a thoughtful young man came with an interesting question while our congregation was in the midst of celebrating the Advent season. The


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