A season of miracles
We tend to use the term miracle incorrectly. “It was a miracle that our football team won the game in the last seconds!” “It was a miracle that I didn’t…
Opening doors in Advent and beyond
I grew up with Advent calendars. You know, the kind that are printed on thick stock paper and have little doors that, when opened, reveal a lamb or a shepherd…
Perfect joy awaits
Just as we can look back fondly on Christmases past, we can delightfully ponder the joy that awaits us beyond this earthly life. As snowflakes fall on a mid-December evening,…
Advent devotions
Gather around the Advent wreath for quiet time during the busy holiday season. Each week, light the appropriate candle(s) and prepare for Jesus’ coming with a devotion about the hope,…
Advent devotion: Christ
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made;…
Advent devotion: Peace
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,…
Advent devotion: Joy
“Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. The LORD has made his…
Advent devotion: Love
"This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that…
Advent devotion: Hope
"For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say 'No' to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and…