Dec 28, 2022
You’re out there, I know you are. I can see you. You’re not quite ready to say goodbye to Christmas this year. You want the joy of Christmas to linger just a little while longer. I get it. I’ve got your back in today’s show. Keep listening, this one’s for you.
Welcome to You Were Made for This
If you find...
Dec 25, 2022
The Christmas story in 2022, as with the first one centuries ago, is all about Jesus. Mary treasured all its many details, thought about them often, and pondered them in her heart. May we do the same.
Here's the original Christmas story as recorded in Luke's Gospel, just as it happened.
The Birth of Jesus
At that time...
Dec 21, 2022
My favorite church experience is singing “O Holy Night” at a Christmas Eve service. Many churches will turn off the lights and pass out candles that are lit as the song begins. It’s quite moving.
Today’s episode is about the interesting and surprising history of “O Holy Night.” But first this:
Welcome to You...
Dec 14, 2022
In episode 187 last week I talked about the back story behind “Angels We Have Heard on High.” Today I pull the curtain back to look at the history behind another well-known Christmas carol, this one going back to 1719.
It never started out to be a song, but before we get into all this, here’s a word from another...
Dec 7, 2022
It’s hard to go anywhere this time of the year without hearing Christmas music. They really help set the mood for the holidays, which I love. The melodies of many of the traditional Christmas carols are fixed in our minds because we’ve heard them for years and years. But often the words are not. Who can remember the...