We can plan, prepare, and predict. We can plot, propose, and project. But the truth remains that we can never be sure if things will go according to our plans. 

Today is the last day of the year 2024, and in a few hours, we will welcome the new year. It is always nice to look back on the past year and appreciate what God has done in our lives, in His church, and in the world.

Each time we experience trials, we always hope for it to pass right away and for the better days to come quickly. We can’t help but wish for something new and something better.

The three-day countdown to the New Year begins! I don’t know about you, but it feels like I’ve been swept through a whirlwind of experiences—the highs and lows, the breakthroughs and setbacks, the perfect storms, and the peaceful calm. It all come together as a bittersweet conclusion to an eventful year.

You might have started taking down your decorations, packing up your lights or maybe you’ll wait until you ring in the New Year before putting everything away.

The real joy of Christmas lies not so much in the fact  that Jesus was born, but why He was born. 

While giving gifts and enjoying traditions can be meaningful, they must not take precedence over Christ.

Although we don’t really know for sure the exact date of our Lord’s birth, December 25 is just as good as any other day of the year to celebrate His birthday. What’s important here is the Celebrant, not the date. Even more principal is the manner we celebrate and whether our celebration is based on…

Every Christmas Season we made it as a family tradition to set up a Christmas tree together and record ourselves in a timelapse. This year, like any other year, in the first week of December, we set up the tree, and yes, under the watchful eyes of my camera.

Down to the last minute detail, the collection of 66 books of the Old and New Testament are there for a purpose, including those lists of names and numbers that we all painstakingly read or just skip altogether.