Monthly Archives: December 2014

From our family to yours, the Corbins wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!  I will not resume blogging until early January 2015 in order to take a couple of weeks to devote to family and planning for 2015.  Thanks for reading this blog. Your feedback and affirmation is a great blessingContinue reading “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!”

As I write these words, a precious family is due to arrive at our church facilities in about an hour for a visitation and memorial service.  To lose a loved one is painful no matter the time of year, but when it happens so close to Christmas that seems to heighten the pain for yearsContinue reading “Grief during the Christmas season”

God keeps His word. Every time. No exceptions. Did you know that is one of the great themes of the Christmas story we are all familiar with?  It all begins during a crisis in Judah that took place over 700 years before Christ was born. King Ahaz is ruling in Judah and he receives wordContinue reading “God keeps His word”

Many Christian churches observe what is called Advent on the Sundays leading up to Christmas.  The term “advent” has Latin roots and simply means “coming.”  It refers to the coming of Christ.  As early as the fourth century, Christian churches were designating a period of time leading up to the celebration of Christ’s birth.  ItContinue reading “Living between the Advents”