Our esteem for Jesus’ life of obedience to the Father and our desire to be “just like Jesus” does battle with the deep-seated notion that it is impossible to be like him.
From George Frederic Handel’s grand masterpiece “Messiah” in 1742 to Amy Grant’s classic “Emmanuel” in our day, the phrase “Prince of Peace” tumbles out of some of our most beloved Christmas songs. But George and Amy didn’t make up that title—the Old Testament prophet Isaiah, who ministered 700 years before Christ, first used…
Both of these things remind me of Thanksgiving; which in turn fill my heart with warm fuzzies and thankfulness.
It was in the late 80′s, so our hair was big and exteremly flammable thanks to Aqua Net. Jennifer simply leaned over to ask if someone could pass the rolls and whoosh……a Thanksgiving bonfire.
The next few minutes are quite…