Daniel’s friends faced an ultimate Babylonian test: would they bow down to a 90-foot statue? We face tests of allegiance in our culture. Will we take a stand or just blend in with the crowd? The call of Jesus is to be set apart in a conforming culture.

We sometimes face impossible situations. Daniel faced such a condition when the king threatened to execute him and his friends. Desperate circumstances bring about desperate prayers and God responds. But in standing up for truth, Daniel gives the...

The culture will test our convictions. Daniel faced a 10-day test in Babylon and we will face our own cultural tests. We can choose at those moments to live according to our prior convictions or compromise to how the world attempts to tame us.

The world we live in 2019 is a non-Christian world, sometimes an anti-Christian culture. We need to be prepared to live with the challenges the culture throws at us. The greatest attack of our culture will be the attempt rename us by attacking our...

The world we live in 2019 is a non-Christian world, sometimes an anti-Christian culture. We need to be prepared to live with the challenges the culture throws at us. The greatest attack of our culture will be the attempt rename us by attacking our...

The songwriter calls him “little Lord Jesus”. Indeed this helpless infant in the manger is the Lord. He is the Saviour but also the Lord of the world. If Jesus is indeed Lord of our lives we will surrender every area of our lives to His Lordship.

The songwriter of “O Come O Come Emmanuel” longs for God’s presence. The promise of the angel in Matthew 1:23 is that Jesus is and will be with us.

“O Come all Ye faithful, joyful and triumphant” says the carol. Sometimes we don’t feel that we are living those three qualities. Second Timothy 2:13 reminds us that God is Faithful and He invites the weary to experience new life in and through Him...

The songwriter in “O Holy Night” wrote “the weary world rejoices”. Weariness is often an emotion we feel at Christmas with its responsibilities and commitments. But the songwriter continues with “breaks a new and glorious morn”. The prophet Jeremiah...

The lyrics in “Little drummer Boy” tell of a child summoned by the wise men to the nativity. With no gift to bring, he says “I played my best for him” and Jesus’ response was “He smiled at me.” We follow the lead of the magi in worshiping Jesus with...