First Time Parents

Luke 1:31 Mary is told by Gabriel that she will bear a son, he will be named Jesus, he will be great, the son of God. He will rule over Israel and all the earth. Much like Zechariah, she was uncertain at this news, but Mary was not lacking in faith, like Zechariah...

Looking in the Face of an Angel

Luke 1:13 Zacharias is performing priestly duty in the temple, burning Frankincense when Gabriel appears to him. Daniel describes Gabriel as wearing a linen robe, as a high priest would, wearing a belt of gold, with a face like lightning, his eyes like red coals, arms...

3 Kings (Magi)

Matthew 2:1 The present day America Christmas Culture, with 25 days of shopping on the TV, and full parking lots at stores, and movies of red-nosed reindeers,  is very much lacking the message of Jesus’s birth. Who were the Magi? Wise men, astrologers, probably...