Following Christ English

Question   I am trying to teach my children about the true meaning of Christmas and it’s hard to do when the holiday has been turned into a commercial event about all the wrong things. Shouldn’t it be more about the infant Jesus and the sweet story of that first Christmas night? Answer  From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham In the midst of all upheaval, crisis, difficulty, problems, and fear comes the true message of Christmas with all of its hope, goodwill, and cheer. The message of Christmas has been terribly misapplied and misunderstood for many years. Some think of business profits, shopping, gifts, tinsel, toys, and celebration. Others think only of Bethlehem, of the star in the sky, shepherds in the field, and angels singing. Still others cynically ask, “Where is this Prince of Peace in a world filled with so much trouble?” The real Christmas message goes far deeper. It heralds the entrance of God into human history. It is Heaven descending to Earth. It is as though a trumpe

Every year we say we're going to make our Christmas more spiritual. But then we get caught up in the sales and the parties and everything, and by the time Christmas rolls around we've lost sight of its true meaning. How can we avoid this? Answers  Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ over 2,000 years ago—and yet you’re right: all too often today we lose sight of its true significance. The angel’s announcement on that first Christmas gets drowned out: “I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. … A Savior has been born to you” (Luke 2:10-11). How can you and your family restore the true meaning of Christmas this year? First, by taking some things away. Write down all the things you usually do around Christmas—the shopping, the activities, the decorating, the parties, and so forth. Then ask yourself: Which of these can we omit this year? Which can we reduce? Which can we organize more efficiently? Second, restore the true meaning of

Note..–please read this blog tell the end.! May the Today Bible verses help you build a spiritual relationship with God. You read this verse and understand what God is telling you and what God wants from you. Sheva Brachot ( Hebrew : שבע ברכות‎) literally "the seven blessings" also known as birkot nissuin (Hebrew: ברכות נישואין‎), "the wedding blessings" in Jewish law are blessings that are recited for a bride and her groom as part of nissuin. In Jewish marriages there are two stages: betrothal (erusin) and establishing the full marriage (nissuin). Historically there was a year between the two events, but in modern marriages, the two are combined as a single wedding ceremony. Though the Sheva Brachot are a stylistically harmonious whole, they are actually a mosaic of interwoven Biblical words, phrases and ideas. It is not certain who composed the benedictions; the text is recorded in the Talmud,but its origin is probably several centuries earlier.