On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me eleven pipers piping. Throughout our journey through the 12 days of Christmas, some have made a lot of sense and others have been a little more of a stretch to connect the gift with the meaning. This is one that makes a lot…
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ten lords a leaping. On this the tenth day of Christmas much of our nation us blanketed by colder than normal temperatures. Snow storm warnings are hitting the east coast. Even Florida is expecting a freeze. It seems like we’re in the throws…
This week we began a new sermon series titled Cradle to Cross to Crown. Over the next many weeks we’ll be looking at the steps of Jesus as he goes from humble beginnings to terrifying ends to earn our glorious crown. This message revolves around the events of the 8th day of Christmas, Jesus’ naming and…
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me nine ladies dancing On the ninth day of Christmas we celebrate a gift that has a couple of different thoughts behind it. Some say that this day is a celebration of the nine classes of angels. While this is possible, I believe there…
As we begin a New Year today, I have to let you in on a struggle. The struggle is that I start each year with the best of intentions. I spend time reading my bible reading plan, but have a hard time making it through the entire year. My desire fades part way through the…
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me Eight maids a milking. Throughout this post-Christmas journey, we’ve been looking at the word of the famous 12 Days of Christmas song. Each morning we dive into another meaning hidden behind the silly and often awkward gift we are to receive. Today is…
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me seven swans a swimming. Now to be completely honest, it’s super easy to forget about these days being days of Christmas since we seem to be so far removed from the celebration itself. I mean seriously, the garbage trucks have already cleared the…
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me Six Geese a Laying. Now if you’ve been tracking with us for the past few days, then this one probably won’t be all that much of a surprise to you. Numbers are pretty important in the bible. Each number has its own significance…
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me Five Golden Rings. If you remember the story of wisemen brining gifts to the baby Jesus, you’ll remember those gifts to be gold, incense and myrrh. Now that we are five days into our Christmas celebration you undoubtedly have received a gift or…
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me four calling birds. Would you believe that this is likely not the way the song was worded originally? We’re so used to having received the 4 calling birds on day 4 that anything seems a little strange. But in all likelihood the word calling…
