“This is what the past is for! Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see.” ― Corrie Ten Boom, The Hiding Place Corrie ten Boom: a dutch Christian, a hider of Jews during the holocaust, a woman who had a heart…
Don’t Miss the Moment! Christmas moments: decorating the tree, baking Christmas cookies with the kids, the moment when your child opens up the gift that makes them dance a jig! These snapshot moments do not happen often, so don’t miss them! The prophetess Anna didn’t miss her Christmas moment. Why? Because she had been looking…
Anna Expected the Bridegroom! The year was 1987. I was ready and waiting in my white gown, hair sprayed down in perfection, veil in place. Dad was standing ready to walk me down the aisle. And then…the power went off! My groom, who was expectantly looking down the aisle, now wouldn’t even be able to…
Looking for Christmas Part 2: Shifting Sorrow to Service A widow at the tender age of 22. Surely not the story Anna had planned for her life. Perhaps this Christmas season, your story has taken a turn toward sorrow because of a loss or tragic circumstance. You know it is Christmas, the most wonderful time…
“Anna SEEKing Jesus” Anna never makes an appearance in the Christmas program. We will likely never hear about her in a Christmas sermon. In fact, we may not have ever noticed her in the classic Christmas passage – Luke 2. Anna’s part of the Christmas story takes place a little beyond the manger scene, when baby…