“They have no light of dawn. … only distress and darkness and fearful gloom.” (Isaiah 8:20c, 22a NIV); “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.” (Isaiah 9:2 NIV) These two texts, next to each other, may be the biggest … Continue reading December 8: The Shade of Death and the Child of Light