By Bro. David Mathis

David Daily Devotion for December 20

December 20, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Wednesday, December 20.

There are some Christmas songs that really don't have anything to do with Christmas. "Jingle Bells" doesn't mention gifts or Santa or Rudolph - it's just a song about winter fun - but what would Christmas be without it! "Joy to the World" isn't inspired by Luke Chapter Two, it's based on the 98th Psalm - but what would Christmas be without it! This morning we look at a song that we sing all year round, but that most people don't realize is a Christmas song.

David's Daily Devotion for December 19

December 19, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, December 19.

Today we share a story behind the beloved Christmas spiritual "Go, Tell it On the Mountain!"

In 1866, right after the end of the Civil War, a college was founded in Nashville called Fisk University. It was designed to provide education to all those who had recently become freedmen and freedwomen. Fisk is among a number of these kinds of schools that still exist today - Spelman University in Atlanta, Howard in Washington D.C., Xavier in New Orleans - just to name a few.

David's Daily Devotion for Dec. 14

December 14, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, December 14.

My daughter was 27 when she got married, my wife was 20 when we tied the knot, and my mom wed my dad at the tender young age of 17. The history of my family parallels the changes in our culture regarding average marriage ages and leads us to the Christmas question - how old was Mary when she gave birth to Jesus?

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