Charles W. Dickens

It Might be the Best of Times or the Worst of Times…but God Is with Us

“Look! The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will name him Emmanuel,” which means “God with us.” (Matthew 1:23, NET) Jesus, Emmanuel, the God who is with us—that is who this Jesus is. The Creator fully participating in His creation. As Eugene Peterson put it, this Jesus “moved into the …

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Good Gifts

“Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? . . . If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” (Luke 11:11–13, NIV) I …

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