The First Advent What Did Mary Know? By Beth Demme There’s a popular song we hear every Advent called “Mary, Did You Know?” It was first released by a Christian recording artist in 1991. Since then it’s been recorded by a variety of musicians and has appeared on Billboard’s charts for Christian music, country music, R&B, Hip-Hop, and the “Hot …
The Nativity Isn’t Seasonal, It’s Timeless
By Beth Demme This December, as I’ve done every December of my adult life, I put out a Nativity scene. I bought this one eight years ago. Usually, I put it in the dining room, a place I can see it every day. I love how colorful this one is and how pretty it looks on the table. Sometimes I …
How The Bible Embarrassed Me at a Christmas Party
By Beth Demme Several Decembers ago I was at a Christmas party with a bunch of really wonderful Baptist women. We were all eating cookies, wearing our pajamas, and sipping sweet tea. Yes, we were all grown women who had, by choice, gone out in the evening wearing pajamas instead of evening gowns. Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) do this sort …