By Bro. David Mathis

David’s Daily Devotion for Dec. 17

December 17, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, December 17.

We continue, this morning, with our Christmas series, and with our focus on stories behind the carols. Today’s choice is one of my all-time favorites, and is, hands down, the most difficult carol to sing. It has a vocal range equal to our National Anthem, another notoriously challenging song. Today, our featured carol is “O Holy Night”.

David’s Daily Devotion for Dec. 16

December 16, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, December 16.

Do you memorize scripture? Memorization, in general, is a powerful mental discipline. Memorization of scripture is a powerful spiritual discipline. And after all, the Bible commands us to “hide its words in our hearts”. Everybody has at least some verses by memory - passages like The Lord’s Prayer and The 23rd Psalm, for instance. There’s another passage that we all know, as well, and that’s the Nativity story from Luke Chapter 2.

David's Daily Devotion for December 15

December 15, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, December 15.

This week, in our Christmas series, we’ll focus on stories behind some of our favorite carols. Christmas songs are near and dear to our hearts, particularly the ones that remind us of the reason for the season. And they grow even dearer, when we know the circumstances behind their writing. Here’s a story behind a beloved carol.

David’s Daily Devotional for December 10

December 10, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, December 10.

Thanks for joining us in our holiday series that will lead to Christmas Eve. At the center of this special season is the Nativity Story found in the Gospel of Luke. That word “gospel” means “good news,” and today we take a look at the Bible characters who were the first to hear the good news from Bethlehem - the shepherds.

David's Daily Devotion for December 9

December 9, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, December 9.

This morning we continue our Christmas series that will feature thoughts on Christmas culture, profiles of Christmas characters, and stories behind Christmas songs. Today’s focus isn’t really a song, but it stands as one of the most famous pieces of Christmas music in history. Today we look at Handel’s “Messiah.”

David’s Daily Devotion for Dec. 8

December 8, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, December 8.

This morning we begin a series that will take us all the way to Christmas Eve. A series featuring thoughts on the culture, the carols, the characters of Christmas. And to get us started - here’s some Christmas quotes.

“The best way to spread Christmas cheer, is singing loud for all to hear!” - Buddy, the Elf

“Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas means a little bit more.” - The Grinch

David's Daily Devotion for December 5

December 5, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Friday, December 5.

Have you heard of the “Einstein Visa?” It’s intended for foreign nationals who have “extraordinary abilities” in business, science, the arts, sports, education, etc. It provides these extraordinary people with permanent residence status in America. It’s named after the truly extraordinary Albert Einstein.

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