Brad Raby

Week Four | Family Reflections

These reflections are designed to be done around the diner table, or even at bedtime. However, they can easily be adapted for small group discussions and reflection. However, you engage – let your heart adore Christ! In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be registered. This firstContinue reading “Week Four | Family Reflections”

Advent | Christmas

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be registered. This first registration took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. So everyone went to be registered, each to his own town. Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to Judea, to the city ofContinue reading “Advent | Christmas”

Week 3 | Family Reflections

These reflections are designed to be done around the diner table, or even at bedtime. However, they can easily be adapted for small group discussions and reflection. However, you engage – let your heart adore Christ! His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of him who calledContinue reading “Week 3 | Family Reflections”

Advent | The Promise

So also Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. The Christmas trick works just about every time. The commercials, the carols, the Christmas TV specials, and the gingerbread lattes all promiseContinue reading “Advent | The Promise”

Week Two | Family reflections

These reflections are designed to be done around the diner table, or even at bedtime. However, they can easily be adapted for small group discussions and reflection. However, you engage – let your heart adore Christ! After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the eastContinue reading “Week Two | Family reflections”

Advent | The Posture

Advent Week One | Week Two In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Don’t beContinue reading “Advent | The Posture”

Week One | Family Reflections

These reflections are designed to be done around the diner table, or even at bedtime. However, they can easily be adapted for small group discussions and reflection. However, you engage – let your heart adore Christ! For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be uponContinue reading “Week One | Family Reflections”

Advent | The Purpose

Advent Week One | Week One The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant from the Holy Spirit. So her husband, Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decidedContinue reading “Advent | The Purpose”

Introducing Advent

For to us a child is born,to us a son is given;and the government shall be upon his shoulder,and his name shall be calledWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.Of the increase of his government and of peacethere will be no end,on the throne of David and over his kingdom,to establish it and toContinue reading “Introducing Advent”