As we continue our blog series exploring Dickens' A Christmas Carol, it's helpful to remember what the author himself hoped to achieve. His little book—the very story we're revisiting together—was meant to be a “ghost” that enters homes warmly, inspiring joy, kindness, and the true spirit of Christmas.
Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol (ACC) has a way of sticking with me throughout the year. I often find myself quoting lines from the text in everyday conversations, only to be met with confused looks or have my references completely ignored. This year, I had the unique privilege of teaching ACC to the regulars in my Ladies’ Bible Study sessions. It was a joy to delve into the language, to explore its themes, and to share the profound ways God’s Word weaves through the story. I’d love for you to join me on this journey as I share my thoughts…
Hold this truth close: God does not forget. Prayers you weep today will not be set aside tomorrow. He hears and remembers every word.
We have gotten to the point in our society in which we expect our needs to be met immediately. As Christians, we expect God to know our needs and meet them without our even having to ask, but God clearly tells us that we are to pray and ask for what we need.
Aren’t most things that are worth doing easier to say than to do? At least I know that I need not do what is right in my own strength. Words are easy… deeds are tough… sometimes incredibly so.
Who is your Emergency Contact person? This is important! Who is that person you want someone to call in the event that you have an emergency?
Reading Becoming New is a powerful way to spend 100 days in God's Word. Be ready to be transformed!
In The Color of Water. McBride relates his own life raised in Queens as one of twelve black children born to a white, Jewish woman.
We often use Jeremiah 29:11 as verse to claim that God has great plans for us - and He does - but they may not be what we want - they are HIS plans; we are just a part of them. We need to stop worshiping the "God of my plans" and start bowing down to the God of the universe who knows all. He truly sees the forest and the trees. He is the ultimate planner.