Making Christmas Last

Yesterday was a great day at Tabernacle Baptist Church. It was the last Sunday of 2007, the Sunday between Christmas and New Years. I preached a message that addressed the problem of the post-Christmas blahs that so many of us feel following the Christmas celebration. I reminded our people that Christmas isn’t about all of [...]

The Cost of Christmas

It Cost …

It cost Mary and Joseph the comforts of home during a long period of exile in Egypt to protect the little babe.
It cost mothers, in and around Bethlehem, the massacre of their babies by the cruel order of Herod.
It cost the shepherds the complacency of their shepherd’s life, [...]

No Room for Christ

Not long ago, a professor of psychology in one of our great universities gave a word suggestion test to his class of 40 students. He instructed them to write the word “Christmas,” and all the class did so. “Now,” said the professor, “right after the word ‘Christmas’ write the first thought that flashes through your [...]

Bah! Humbug!

Most of us are familiar with Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol. We can recite backward and forward the tale of how the experiences of Ebenezer Scrooge with the three ghosts force him to confront his self-absorbed existence and cause him to realize that the true joy of life is serving others.We read the story [...]

Meaningful Christmas Tradition

Several years ago I heard my good friend Rand Hummel relay a tradition that his family practices every Christmas. Since then, each Christmas Joanna and I have tried to incorporate the same tradition into our Christmas celebration.
Each Christmas morning we enjoy the time with our family opening our Christmas presents. Before the children are allowed [...]

FUNNY!!!!

See our children getting into the Christmas Spirit.
Caleb | Bethany | Abby | Hannah

The Gift of a Person

We concluded our series on the “Gifts of Christmas” yesterday morning. We have already looked at the “Gift of Fulfilled Prophecy,” the “Gift of Purpose,” and the “Gift of Peace.” Yesterday we unwrapped the greatest gift of Christmas – the “Gift of a Person.” God sent us His only begotten Son to us. He GAVE [...]

The Gift of Peace

We are currently in a series of messages on “The Gifts of Christmas.” We have already unwrapped “The Gift of Fulfilled Prophecy,” and “The Gift of Purpose.” On Sunday we unwrapped “The Gift of Peace.” Christmas is supposed to be “the most wonderful time of the year,” and “the hap-happiest season of all,” [...]

Yesterday was an Eventful Day for My Brother-In-Law

The following is an email from my Dad. It includes three emails that outline the events of the day.
Hi,

Below are three e-mails.  The first two are from Dr. Dale Treash a good friend that has been very involved in Patrick’s case.  The third is from our daughter, Patrick’ s wife.

Allen & Elaine Davis

1st e-mail from [...]

Update on Patrick from My Sister

My sister Julie sent out the following email. You can visit their church website for updates on Patrick. Click the right tab in the middle of the page.
Patrick had another leg scan done Friday 11/30/07. The scan showed that there has been no change since the scan done in the hospital. [...]