Love is wrapped all throughout Christmas. But the path was not easy. Sometimes we dismiss the pain that was involved for Mary to bring the Savior into the world. The situation was messy and uncomfortable. Imperfect, just as those He came to save. It was not a silent night There was blood on the ground […]
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The Bible is a book of prophecy. Many predictions from the Old Testament come true in the New. Others will come true sometime in the future. Andrew Peterson talks about these prophecies in two songs. Prophecy: Matthew’s Begats Anyone who starts to read the Bible from the beginning of the New Testament might be surprised […]
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In the “Behold the Lamb of God” production, three classic hymn songs are included. Two of the renditions are instrumental. I appreciate the fact that rather than writing a new theme, Andrew Peterson stuck with traditional songs that tell the story of Jesus. Hymn 1: O come, O come, Emmanuel The first tells of the […]
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We all need to be rescued. What still amazes me about the Christmas story is that this is a part of God’s rescue plan that He designed from before the foundations of the world. God knew that we needed a deliverer. And He sent His son to step in and save the day. What is […]
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The Israelites were tired of being in bondage. They were ready to be set free. But they had their own ideas about how that should happen. Putting blood around the doorposts was not what they envisioned. They definitely did not understand that this was a picture of Jesus coming someday. Then the angel of death […]
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We seem to have lost the art of telling a story. Long ago, this is how God’s people would have heard stories about how He came to earth to be Savior. When we gather together to focus on Jesus, there is power. While I do believe that He speaks to individuals, God also promises that […]
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One of my favorite experiences of Christmases past has been attending the Andrew Peterson “Behold the Lamb of God” tour. Every time, his special guests play their own Christmas music for the first half of the show. Then for the second half, they all perform his musical together. If you have never had this experience, […]
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“All is Well” is on the very first Christmas album that Michael W. Smith recorded back in 1994. That album is still one of my favorite Christmas cd’s. When he re-recorded the song over 20 years later, I was not sure that I would like that version as well. But by turning it into a […]
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“Desperate times call for desperate measures.” This phrase might fit well with the Christmas story. After all, we all were lost. But Jesus came. He is the one that answers our cry when we are in need. And that is what we all are. We need a Savior. He has come. Lyrics: The world waits […]
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Growing up in the 1970’s, my childhood Christmas carols involved orchestras, Ralph Charmichael and the Hawaiins. All on records, of course. Back then, traditional songs were played more often on the radio too. All during the Christmas season, one could find songs about Jesus. “Mary’s Boy Child” was still considered to be a “new” Christmas […]
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