Christmas is such a beautiful season filled with love, joy, and the spirit of giving. But let’s be honest—those last days before Christmas can feel like a whirlwind. Many of us wonder, Have I given my kids enough gifts? I’ve been there, staying up late wrapping presents, worrying if it’s enough.

I love this Psalm! I picture the Israelites on their way to the temple, preparing their hearts for worship and an encounter with the Living God. This Psalm is so full of joy, gratitude, confidence, and hope. It makes me wonder what life was like for the Psalmist when it was written.

There was one extra blessing that only a few people in the front pews experienced. During the music, a little girl…

What are first five things you think about when you hear the word Christmas? For me, singing Christmas Carols are at the top of the list.

When I think of Christmas, I immediately go back to…

I probably quote one of my all-time favorite Christmas movies, Elf, several times throughout December when leading worship or just in general conversation. We went out caroling around…

This year I have the honor of playing Simon Peter, one of Jesus’s disciples, for the inside scene of the Living Nativity. The inside scene is designed to…

A couple weeks ago, we came to church and found one of our trees doing what trees are not supposed to do:

Every year I start preparing for Christmas in the summer when things aren't quite so hectic. Yes, this means when you are setting off fireworks that I am listening to "Joy to the World." I sometimes joke that I'm a Scrooge before Thanksgiving because of this, but…

I remember the first time I heard someone refer to our church as “The Christmas Church.” I was at Costco, and someone introduced me to a friend as the new pastor at their church. Their friend told me that they had been to the Living Nativity many times, and their family called us “The Christmas Church.” How cool is that?

Obviously, there are a lot of miraculous and impressive stories throughout the Bible. There is the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt by Exodus. There is Jesus walking on the water and calming the storm. There’s Paul’s conversion from being a murderous, hateful, Jewish zealot to being one of Christ’s primary apostles. I find all of them…