by Rusty Freeman | Dec 16, 2019 | Blog
I wish you a Very Merry and “Slow” Christmas! This year, like all other Christmas seasons, I am feeling rushed. As I wrote this article for my Faith Academy Family, I was two weeks remaining until Christmas. And now, I am but a week away. I haven’t even started my...
by Rusty Freeman | Dec 14, 2019 | Blog
“As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. 21 And she will have a son, and you are...
by Rusty Freeman | Dec 11, 2019 | Blog
“And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring...
by Rusty Freeman | Dec 10, 2019 | Blog
“The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah,[a] the Son of God,[b] 2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way”[c]—3 “a voice of one calling in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the...
by Rusty Freeman | Dec 9, 2019 | Blog
“At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice...
