Emmanuel is coming: Week four devotion
Ponder Jesus’ coming this Christmas based on stanzas from "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." Week four's devotion focuses on the fourth stanza. Key of David Christmas is coming! Our hopes…
Emmanuel is coming: Week three devotion
Ponder Jesus’ coming this Christmas based on stanzas from "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." Week three's devotion focuses on the third stanza. Dayspring from on high Christmas is coming! Will…
Emmanuel is coming: Week two devotion
Ponder Jesus’ coming this Christmas based on stanzas from "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." Week two's devotion focuses on the second stanza. Root of Jesse Christmas is coming! We will…
Emmanuel is coming: Week one devotion
Ponder Jesus’ coming this Christmas based on stanzas from "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." Week one's devotion focuses on the first stanza. Christmas is coming! For many people, this brings…
Emmanuel is coming
Ponder Jesus’ coming this Christmas based on stanzas from a well-known Advent hymn. Emmanuel Christmas is coming! For many people, this brings excitement and anticipation. They cannot wait to celebrate…
The best Christmas
“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world” (1 John 4:9). What was your best Christmas? Maybe it was…
Parent conversations: A children’s Christmas service to remember
I’ve sat through roughly one hundred children’s Christmas services so far in my life. Each one has been special—honestly. The familiar parts are like an old friend—comforting and steadfast—while the…
Grace has a face
It has been described as “amazing” in a well-known hymn. Another hymn states that it has a thrilling sound. It is grace. A common definition of grace is “undeserved love.”…
Christmas is about you
Why did Jesus come to earth, born that night in Bethlehem? It was all for you. Another Christmas for Kids Saturday was wrapping up. The children had learned about the…