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WHAT DOES IT MEAN? [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyHg7lIbSug?rel=0&w=560&h=315] The world comes into focus as we discover Christmas. Each year God peels back a layer, rich with newly appreciated memories and formative ones of the present. I look forward to it more and more …and begin to celebrate, decorate, and sing carols earlier and earlier with each passing year …in […]

What Does It Mean? (Christmas Advent Series, Intro.)

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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlIHRabrPg4&w=560&h=315] Welcome to Week 3 of the Christmas Series, “What Does It Mean?” This week, we are going to study the word, “Joy.” Download the Free Printable PDF Study Guide, and follow along on this Advent journey to a better understanding of commonly used “Christmas” words. Happy Christmas! What Does it Mean Study Guide […]

Joy …What Does it Mean? (Christmas Series, Week 3)

What Does it Mean? Christmas Series

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlIHRabrPg4&w=560&h=315] Welcome to Week 3 of the Christmas Series, “What Does It Mean?” This week, we are going to study the word, “Joy.” Download the Free Printable PDF Study Guide, and follow along on this Advent journey to a better understanding of commonly used “Christmas” words. Happy Christmas! What Does it Mean Study Guide […]

Joy …What Does it Mean? (Christmas Series, Week 3)

What Does it Mean? Christmas Series

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rTtQS_9vLY&w=560&h=315] Welcome to Week 2 of the Christmas Series, “What Does It Mean?” This week, we aregoing to study the word, “Emmanuel.” Download the Free Printable PDF Study Guide, and follow along on this Advent journey to a better understanding of commonly used “Christmas” words. Happy Christmas! What Does it Mean Study Guide best pdf […]

Merry full of cheerfulness; joyous in disposition or spirit. 2. laughing happily; festively joyous; hilarious. (dictionary.com)   Queen Elizabeth II was said to prefer “Happy Christmas”  at a time when “merry,” meant “intoxicated.” -Wikipedia The Queen was onto something, but I wouldn’t have separated it. Let Christmas be associated with the feeling of intoxication, because that’s an […]

“What Does It Mean?” Week 4: Merry

What Does it Mean? Christmas Series

Merry full of cheerfulness; joyous in disposition or spirit. 2. laughing happily; festively joyous; hilarious. (dictionary.com)   Queen Elizabeth II was said to prefer “Happy Christmas”  at a time when “merry,” meant “intoxicated.” -Wikipedia The Queen was onto something, but I wouldn’t have separated it. Let Christmas be associated with the feeling of intoxication, because that’s an […]

“What Does It Mean?” Week 4: Merry

What Does it Mean? Christmas Series

Joy A source or cause of delight –Merriam-Webster Joy differs from happiness in that it is an emotion.  -Wikipedia Is there greater delight than the wonder of Santa, or the glee witnessed as a child unwraps the present they wished for? Can there be a sweeter tear than the touch of a Christmas memory?  Yes. Set a part from […]

Emmanuel 1. Jesus Christ, especially as the Messiah (Matt. 1:23). 2. Immanuel. (dictionary.com) “They will name him Immanuel (Hebrew for “God is with us”).” Matthew 1:23 (MSG) Jesus appeased the ardent anticipation of our hearts. The questions have been answered. The gaps have been filled. Hope is available for the world to receive. “Emmanuel” explains how God came for us, is […]

“What Does It Mean?” Week Two: Emmanuel

What Does it Mean? Christmas Series