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Last month I spoke on generosity, happiness, and Heaven at my home church, Good Shepherd Community Church. This is a message that’s close to my heart.

“Therefore [in light of our eventual resurrection], my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:58). How do we know that our labor in the Lord is not in vain? Because of our bodily resurrection.

A.W. Tozer is one of my favorite all-time authors. I hope you enjoy these Christmas related quotes from him.

The vast majority of fascinating scientific discoveries that will ever be made have not yet been made, and have hardly begun to be. And I believe a very large share of those discoveries will be centered in God’s animal kingdom. 

I love those quotes from John Piper’s The Dawning of Indestructible Joy: Daily Readings for Advent. As you read them, may your heart overflow with gratitude to Jesus for coming to earth as a child, so that we can be reconciled to God and enjoy life with Him forever on the New Earth!

Brett Harris is the co-founder and CEO of the Author Conservatory, a college alternative for writers. I watched a powerful message he gave to their 2025 graduating class. These nine minutes are well worth your time.

Heaven’s inhabitants ­don’t simply rejoice over nameless multitudes coming to God. They rejoice over each and every person (Luke 15:4-7, 10). That’s a powerful affirmation of Heaven’s view of each person as an individual, whose life is observed and cared for.

Perhaps this Christmas season is a difficult one for you. Maybe it reminds you of loved ones who are no longer part of your life, due to death or strained relationships. Life can be hard in very real ways. While our problems may be many and varied, there is one main solution: Jesus.

The Thanksgiving holiday is behind us, but giving thanks should be our daily mindset, during the Christmas season and beyond. Here are some Scriptures that remind me of that. I hope God will speak to you through them.

I’ve heard people say they struggle with sitting down to read books. They lose focus or just don’t have the time. That’s one reason I highly recommend audiobooks!

A friend recently shared that he had the opportunity to visit Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s house, and meet the retired pastor who now lives there, though their dialogue was limited since he spoke only a bit of English. That reminded me of crossing the Iron Curtain in the 80s for an illegal gathering of Hungarian pastors.

When J. I. Packer’s book Knowing God came out in 1973, I was a young Christian. God used it in my life profoundly, and it is still one of my top five books of all time. I appreciate these challenging words from Knowing God about what it means to truly have a God-honoring “Christmas Spirit.”

Romans 8 says we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us and causes all things to work together for good. Will He, who did not withhold His only Son, withhold other things from us? No! The chapter ends with “Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ.” That is the best news and true grounds for ultimate optimism.

The true biblical worldview is ultimately very optimistic. The glass isn’t half empty; it’s half full, with the promise that one day it will be completely full—in fact, overflowing for all eternity. Now that is very optimistic! But we’ve got to recognize that the glass which is currently half full is indeed half empty because of the fall, sin, and the curse.