…And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6, NASB) Unrecognized. Unseen. Undiscovered. Nobody knows. Nobody sees. Nobody cares. As long as there is plenty of food, lots of cheer, a plethora of tinsel, and a cornucopia of gifts, everyone’s happy. Jesus? Who’s that? I wonder sometimes […]

“[He] emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. . . . He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name.”

“And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6, NASB) The ancient prophet declared that Jesus Christ was the Prince of Peace. Jesus might have come to bring peace, but it wasn’t in evidence in Bethlehem last year this time. Reuters reported about a brawl in that

“…the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Matthew 20:28, NIV). You know, you could get a “yurt” this Christmas for the one who has everything. It’s a Mongol tent, outfitted with one-of-a-kind designer down-filled pillows—and even a crystal chandelier.

“The Child . . . you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. (Matthew 1:20–21; 2:11, NASB). Last Christmas saw the release of the third movie in the Narnia series—The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Great movie. But I missed a cool line from C.S. Lewis’s book. In