LINGER NEAR THE MANGER
LINGER NEAR THE MANGER – Christianity was born in one big heavenly interruption. Just ask the Bethlehem shepherds. They had no expectations of excitement. These are sheep they’re watching

Daily Devotion by Max Lucado
LINGER NEAR THE MANGER – Christianity was born in one big heavenly interruption. Just ask the Bethlehem shepherds. They had no expectations of excitement. These are sheep they’re watching
SEARCHING THE NIGHT – On the night when Jesus was born, I wonder if Joseph prayed, “Father, this all seems so…bizarre. The angel you sent? Any chance you could send
OUT ON A LIMB – “After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit”
THE WAY JESUS CAME – It all happened in a moment, a most remarkable moment. God became a man. Heaven opened herself and placed her most precious one in a
ANYTHING BUT A KING – In Bethlehem, the human being who best understood who God was and what he was doing was a teenage girl in a smelly stable. As
THE HOUSE OF GOD – When it came time for bed, it’s what our young daughter’s guest wanted more than anything else—to go home! I can’t blame her. When I
TRIO OF PEAKS – You can’t run the world, nor are you expected to be all-powerful. You may think you can. But when you face your own grave or your
GOD CALLS THE SHOTS – Every time Satan sets out to score for evil, he ends up scoring a point for good. Consider Paul: Satan hoped prison would silence his
HERE BY GRACE – When I realized my daughter and I weren’t seated together, I asked the fellow sitting next to her to swap seats with me. Surely he’ll understand,
WE ARE ALL BEGGARS – We are all beggars in need of bread. “Give us this day our daily bread,” we pray. You may prefer, “We are all hungry, in