Three weeks today, the magical Christmas day will be here! But to keep you busy over the upcoming weeks, here are some edifying links I have collected across the world wide web over the last little while! And since there were so many and there was no Growing in Grace last month, this month's will be in two parts. Yay! Enjoy ...
The End of the World is NOT Near. Says the Russian Government - "Russia is in the grip of an apocalyptic fever. The New York Times reports that Russians across the nation’s nine time zones are in the grip of a mass hysteria of sorts — and it’s all about the end of the world."
The Day My Dad Chopped Down the Idol - Though this article isn't specifically Christmas, it's certainly a powerful testimony of the gospel!
Keeping Christmas with Martin Luther - Great sixteenth-century Reformer, Martin Luther, loved himself a good paradox, and to him no paradox was more fantastic than that of Christmas.
At Last - Wow, I loved this post. Jared Wilson shows several real pictures of grooms seeing their brides for the first time and then applies it first to the marriage of human beings (at this time, not overly applicable to me!) and then to the ultimate and glorious marriage of Christ and the church. So beautiful!
Advent Begins Today - No, it doesn't. But it did on Sunday, when this post was written by David Mathis for Desiring God! If you've ever wondered what advent is about, this is a great little post to read. It also links to DG's advent devotional if you want to check that out.
Five Lessons I Learned from Christmas Carols - I think we can all relate to letting our singing of Christmas carols become rote. Yet with these rich hymns of praise, there's so much we can learn and be blessed by this holiday season!
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming - I encourage you to meditate on the words of this beautiful hymn!