O Christmas (Faith)Tree is something very special: a celebratory service at 7:00 p.m. on December 6 that interweaves favorite Christmas carols and songs — both old and new and in a range of styles — with the story of Christmas that runs from Genesis through Revelation.
Music has a way of dealing with all sorts of struggles, even the ones that come while trying to create with the gifts God gave. You end up feeling like heaven is being forced to marry hell, wondering if God is near or far as you wait. Psalm 10 meets us in exactly that cry.
When evil still creeps in unchecked and we wonder why God doesn217;t swoop down to stop it, it can feel as if He isn217;t even paying attention. Psalm 11 speaks to us when we feel that nagging doubt.
We all know what we think we need—food, security, respect, a life that finally comes together—but Jesus in John 6 cuts straight to the question underneath: what do we *really* need, and why do we keep mistaking the temporary for the eternal?
