It is fairly safe to say that as each Advent season rolls around, so too will another odfm post about Andrew Peterson and his magnificent album, Behold the Lamb of God. This is that post. The fact that I’m a huge fan of Christmas music is no secret. As each Halloween passes, I’m tempted to [...]
The cutesiness of this card is far outweighed by the magnitude of what I celebrated on this day. So, as I celebrate the birth of the Word Incarnate, I thought it acceptable to also share a Christmas greeting card. Feel free to print it up and add it to your collection, or to set it [...]
For over a decade of my life, Christmastime brought feelings of increasing excitement throughout December’s duration as I anticipated the morning when I’d discover what Santa had brought (which was really all I was concerned about… never mind celebrating the birth of Jesus). During much of that decade-plus I also grew excited about the hours [...]
The Collect. O Lord, raise up, we pray thee, thy power, and come among us, and with great might succour us; that whereas, though our sins and wickedness, we are sore let and hindered in running th race that is set before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us; through [...]
The Collect. O Lord Jesus Christ, who at thy first coming didst send thy messenger to prepare thy way before thee; Grant that the ministers and stewards of they mysteries may likewise so prepare and make ready thy way, by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, that at thy [...]