Long lay the world in sin and error pining Till he appeared and the soul felt it’s worth I have found as I have gotten older the reality that brokenness is the lot of this world. This is true on your typical Tuesday…this is true at Christmas. When you’re young and you don’t see asContinue reading “Happy Christmas: Musical Reflections 8: For the Stuck and the Hopeful”
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Happy Christmas: Musical Reflections 7–For the One with little…
Little Baby, I am a poor boy too I have no gift to bring that’s fit to give our king Humility is a quality modeled to us in Jesus. In His birth. In His life. In His sacrifice for us on the cross. He didn’t consider equality with God something to grasp (Phil 2:6). HeContinue reading “Happy Christmas: Musical Reflections 7–For the One with little…”
Happy Christmas: Musical Reflections 6: Ready and Flexible.
Let every heart prepare Him room Preparation. To make someone/something ready for use or consideration. I am a fan of preparation. I am a girl who values schedules. I like to know what is happening—not a huge fan of surprises. When I have guests, I like to think about how to make them comfortable—where willContinue reading “Happy Christmas: Musical Reflections 6: Ready and Flexible.”
Happy Christmas—Musical Reflections 2: For the One who Grieves
Born that man no more may die One line. There is such brevity in this simple lyric, for such a massive topic. At different points of grief, or walking with those who grieve, there is a temptation of the heart to believe that God doesn’t care about it. Or maybe it’s punishment for something. OrContinue reading “Happy Christmas—Musical Reflections 2: For the One who Grieves”
Gifts
It’s a season of gifts. Where the holidays are supposed to be about Jesus, so much of our attention is focused on the giving and receiving of gifts. But then, He is about giving gifts too. He gives us life and breath. He gives us salvation. He gives us the gift of Himself. He givesContinue reading “Gifts”
Sincerely, Crystal 