Tag Archives: Christmas

Fisher Price Jesus

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Hedy Collver

My niece Emma was born after I escaped the snowy northeast for the palm tree and stripmall-studded warmth of South Florida. But, through the miracle of the internet, I’ve been able to see her little face and hear her sweet … Continue reading →

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Down to Earth Christmas

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Hedy Collver

Text from the Christmas Eve message at Plantation UMC. I don’t remember how young I was the first time I went to a Christmas Eve service. Probably 7 or 8 years old. My family didn’t attend church, but on Christmas … Continue reading →

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A Down to Earth Trust

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Hedy Collver

Isaiah 40:6-11 (New Living Translation) A voice said, “Shout!” I asked, “What should I shout?” “Shout that people are like the grass. Their beauty fades as quickly as the flowers in a field. The grass withers and the flowers fade … Continue reading →

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A Down to Earth Love

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Hedy Collver

Isaiah 64:1-4 (NLT) Oh, that you would burst from the heavens and come down! How the mountains would quake in your presence! As fire causes wood to burn and water to boil, your coming would make the nations tremble. Then … Continue reading →

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Welcome to 2017!

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Hedy Collver

Matthew 2:1-6 (New Revised Standard Version) In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Hedy Collver

A few years ago for Christmas I gave my niece Emma a Fisher Price nativity set just like this one. The cutest little roly poly Mary and Joseph you’ve ever seen, with a little baby Jesus in the straw. I … Continue reading →

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A Surprise Twist

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Hedy Collver

Matthew 1:18-21 This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the … Continue reading →

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A Surprising Faith

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Hedy Collver

Luke 1:13-17 The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be … Continue reading →

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Word!

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Hedy Collver

John 1:1-5, 14 (New Revised Standard Version) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without … Continue reading →

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Fullness

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Hedy Collver

Colossians 2:6-7, 9-10 (New Revised Standard Version) As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding … Continue reading →

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