David's Daily Devotion for December 21

December 21, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, December 21.

As a student of the Bible, wouldn’t you be thrilled to have the opportunity to sit down with a Bible character and interview them? What would you ask Moses? What would your questions be for Paul? We focus on a man today who probably had an opportunity to do just that. Today we look at Luke.

David Daily Devotion for December 20

December 20, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Wednesday, December 20.

There are some Christmas songs that really don't have anything to do with Christmas. "Jingle Bells" doesn't mention gifts or Santa or Rudolph - it's just a song about winter fun - but what would Christmas be without it! "Joy to the World" isn't inspired by Luke Chapter Two, it's based on the 98th Psalm - but what would Christmas be without it! This morning we look at a song that we sing all year round, but that most people don't realize is a Christmas song.

David's Daily Devotion for December 19

December 19, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, December 19.

Today we share a story behind the beloved Christmas spiritual "Go, Tell it On the Mountain!"

In 1866, right after the end of the Civil War, a college was founded in Nashville called Fisk University. It was designed to provide education to all those who had recently become freedmen and freedwomen. Fisk is among a number of these kinds of schools that still exist today - Spelman University in Atlanta, Howard in Washington D.C., Xavier in New Orleans - just to name a few.

David's Daily Devotion for December 18

December 18, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Monday, December 18.

This morning we take a look at a carol story with enough drama for a week of devotions - O Holy Night.

When you Google the story behind O Holy Night you'll find lots of interesting information...

David’s Daily Devotion for December 15

December 15, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Friday, December 15.

God uses unlikely people. He chose Moses, a man uncomfortable speaking before crowds, to lead a nation. He chose Peter, an uneducated fisherman, to lead a new church. He chose Paul, a Pharisee who hated Christians so much that he had a hand in killing them, to teach the love of Christ to the world.

David's Daily Devotion for Dec. 14

December 14, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, December 14.

My daughter was 27 when she got married, my wife was 20 when we tied the knot, and my mom wed my dad at the tender young age of 17. The history of my family parallels the changes in our culture regarding average marriage ages and leads us to the Christmas question - how old was Mary when she gave birth to Jesus?

David’s Daily Devotion for December 6

December 23, 2023 - There are many gospel songs that ask a question - "What wondrous love is this?", "What can wash away my sin?", "Were you there?". And a number of carols as well - "Do You Hear What I Hear?, "Mary, Did You Know?", and our focus for this morning, "What Child is This?"

David's Daily Devotion for December 12

December 12, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, December 12.

The subject of the "synoptic gospels" makes for a fascinating study. Why and how are Matthew, Mark, and Luke connected? Well, here's some facts -

David's Daily Devotion for December 8

December 8, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Friday, December 8.

David's Daily Devotion for December 7

December 7, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, December 7.

We continue, this week, to look at stories behind Christmas songs. Most of our favorite carols were written in the 1800‘s and some before that. Today we focus on a modern carol, written in the 20th century.

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