3 Things Every Child Should Know About Christmas

David RayAdvent, Christmas, Family, Kids, Ministry, Musings, PreschoolLeave a Comment

It’s summer in Houston. We hunker down in our homes, air conditioners wheezing out tepid air under the weight of the 115-degree heat index. We venture outside at our own peril. So what better time to talk about Christmas? But in a sense, this is the perfect moment to have this conversation. Christmas isn’t a monolithic monument, standing alone on … Read More

Advent Week 3: All Things New

David RayAdvent, Christmas, Family, Kids, Preschool, WorshipLeave a Comment

The Creator The darkness must have been impossible to comprehend. It wasn’t a darkness like we experience, a temporary veil that hides imperfectly objects which we know will reappear with the sunrise. It was the darkness of a world that had never known light. It was the deep darkness of nothing. And then, in the beginning, a single word was … Read More

Advent Week 2: No Small Thing

David RayAdvent, Christmas, Family, Kids, Preschool, WorshipLeave a Comment

A Head Above This wasn’t the way it was supposed to be. God had rescued his people from slavery in Egypt. He had parted the sea and destroyed the pursuing Egyptian army. He had endured their idol-making and their incessant complaining, though he had provided for their needs at every step of the way. He had fulfilled his promise though they … Read More

AND THE GOVERNMENT SHALL BE UPON HIS SHOULDERS

David RayAdvent, Christmas, Music, Musings, WorshipLeave a Comment

Recently Jess and I released a brand new Christmas single, Unto Us (Isaiah 9), with a text based entirely on one of the most familiar Christmas passages in scripture. You can watch the video below and download it on iTunes here: http://apple.co/1jbWccj. The song also references one of our favorite pieces of music, Handel’s Messiah. With our involvement in various … Read More