Mary – 2000 years of scrutiny
When I got to the part where Mary was told to name her child “Jesus,” my kid gasped. “What?” she said in complete disbelief, “Mary couldn’t even choose the name of her own son?”
Tagged: Christmas
Come Follow Me: Matthew 1; Luke 1 “Be It unto Me according to Thy Word”
In this lesson, we will focus on Mary, mother of Christ. Who was she? What can we learn from her? How can modern men and women emulate her? This lesson is scheduled for January...
I Would Gift Us
These are the gifts I would give us, and this is the way I would gift them. Bathsheba bathed and a king took her from her husband. I gift us rooftop gardens to bathe...
How to Write the Best Christmas Program Ever: A Complete Guide
A few years ago, I was my ward’s music chairperson. My duties included choosing hymns for sacrament meeting, arranging musical numbers, assisting the choir director, and writing the annual Christmas program, which consists of...
Notice This One Little Verse and Luke 2 Will Never Be the Same
Did I just turn Luke chapter 2 into clickbait? Maybe. But this chapter, and one verse in particular, gained new meaning for me this year. Luke 2 may be my most read chapter of...
Magic and Melancholy: It’s Christmastime
I love Christmas; I love the trees and decorations, the presents and anticipation, the music and the smells, the traditional foods and elaborate desserts and candies we only make once a year. Even when...
Sacred Music Sunday: Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (reprint with new arrangement)
This post originally appeared in December 2018 and is being reprinted today with a different arrangement of the hymn. One of my favorite Christmas songs is Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming. It’s usually...
Sacred Music Sunday: Jacob’s Ladder
I remember when I was in seminary we learned one day about the story of Jacob’s vision of a ladder with angels going up and down it. I hadn’t heard the story previously, and...
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