Key Bible Verse: "...when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, since he was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her, planned to [r]send her away secretly" Matthew 1: 18b-19

Key Bible Verse: "But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will come forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His times of coming forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.” Micah 5:2

Key Bible Verse: "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;" Matthew 5:14

Key Bible Verse: "He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus." Revelation 22:20 

Key Bible Verse: "And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6b

Key Bible Verse: "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;" Ephesians 2: 8

Key Bible Verse: "Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!" 2 Corinthians 9:15

At his memorial Homegoing service, his former pastor and I both recalled this same phrase my dad had become known to say, "The Lord has been good to me."

Key Bible Verse: "The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear." Matthew 13: 41-43

Key Bible Verse: "Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6