Feeds:
Posts
Comments

Archive for December, 2009

A Great Cheesesteak!

Posted in Uncategorized on December 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

While we were home on Christmas vacation, we found out that our favorite place to get genuine Allentown cheesesteaks had opened a new restaurant.  For several years they were only available at the local fairs.  Vince’s was Pam and my favorite place to get cheesesteaks.  An Allentown cheesesteak is different from a Philly cheesesteak.  It [...]

Read Full Post »

A Visit to Mom

Posted in Uncategorized on December 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Christmas afternoon Dale, Rebecca and I went to my mother’s grave site to put some flowers on her grave. It was some plastic poinsettias and some plastic holly, which was veru fitting because when I was little I would go to the local five and dime to buy her a $1.00 corsage every year. My [...]

Read Full Post »

On the Fourth Day of Christmas…

Posted in Christmas on December 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

…my true love gave to me…. Four Calling Birds The Four Gospels: 1) Matthew, 2) Mark, 3) Luke, and 4) John, which proclaim the Good News of God’s reconciliation of the world to Himself in Jesus Christ. Devotional for December 28th

Read Full Post »

Sunday Night Thoughts

Posted in Sunday Thoughts on December 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A Beautiful Sunny Day This morning was one of those cold starts. We also had to be careful because there were patches of black ice, from the melting yesterday. Most of our 28 inches of snow has mounted a hasty retreat. This is not to say that the ground is not snow covered. I would [...]

Read Full Post »

Sunday Set List

Posted in Sunday Set List on December 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

December 27, 2009 First Sunday After Christmas Welcome and Announcements Call to Worship     Lighting of the Christ Candle *Songs of Praise and Worship         O Come All Ye Faithful (Oakley)     The Birthday of a King (Neidlinger)     O Come Let Us Adore Him (Traditiona) *Connecting in Prayer Songs of Praise and Worship             Go, Tell It on the [...]

Read Full Post »

Weekly Lectionary Reading

Posted in Christmas, Lectionary on December 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

First Sunday after Christmas Day December 27, 2009 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26 • Psalm 148 • Colossians 3:12-17 • Luke 2:41-52 18 But Samuel, though he was only a boy, served the Lord. He wore a linen garment like that of a priest. 19 Each year his mother made a small coat for him and brought it to [...]

Read Full Post »

On the Third Day of Christmas…

Posted in Christmas on December 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

My true love gave to me… Three French Hens The Three Theological Virtues:  1) Faith, 2) Hope, and 3) Love (1 Corinthians 13:13) Devotional for December 27

Read Full Post »

The Carol that Shouldn’t Exist

Posted in Christmas on December 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

One of my favorite Christmas carols is “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.”  It was written by Charles Wesley and if he would have had his way, this carol would have never seen the light of day.  Mark D. Roberts has a great two part post on this famous carol. Part 1 Part 2

Read Full Post »

On the Second Day of Christmas…

Posted in Christmas on December 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

My true love gave to me… Two Turtle Doves The Old and New Testaments, which together bear witness to God’s self-revelation in history and the creation of a people to tell the Story of God to the world. Devotional for the 2nd Day of Christmas

Read Full Post »

The Twelve Days of Christmas

Posted in Christmas on December 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We are now in the twelve day season of Christmas.  It begins on Christmas Day and continues to January 5th.  Dr. Dennis Bratcher, a Church of the Nazarene professor has a great article on the Twelve Days of Christmas.  He also has a great resource of devotionals for the next twelve days, so I’ll be [...]

Read Full Post »

« Newer Posts - Older Posts »