Advent Devotionals


God Is One

by: Michael Benson

God’s oneness is integral to his Trinitarian nature; Father, Son, and Spirit are three distinct persons but still wholly united as one.

Continue Reading

God Is Spirit

by: Michael Benson

Because God is Spirit, any attempts to cut the distance would necessitate God initiating the relationship. Put in simple terms, the incarnation is the ultimate cross-cultural interaction.

Continue Reading

God Is Jesus

by: Michael Benson

In the original Hebrew text, Jesus is instead rendered as Yeshua, a name that is derived from the Hebrew verb, yasha, which means “to save.”

Continue Reading

God Is Father

by: Michael Benson

There is one father all of us can look up to who is neither fictional nor flawed. Our Father in Heaven is the ultimate example of a good father.

Continue Reading

God Is Creator

by: Michael Benson

Christ’s resurrection power rebuilds what was torn down, reforms what was destroyed, and revives what was dead.

Continue Reading

God Is

by: Michael Benson

God is who he is. Nothing we do can affect that. We cannot change one iota of God’s character or attributes.

Continue Reading

Advent: December 25

by: Admin

As we consider again the dark side themes in the Christmas story, these two verses link two more themes we may not think about as part of Christmas, infertility and out-of-wedlock pregnancy.

Continue Reading

Advent: December 24

by: Admin

Have you ever thought about Mary’s story? I mean, really thought about it? A teenage girl comes home and tells her parents that she’s pregnant, but it wasn’t her boyfriend. In fact, it wasn’t anyone – except God. How did her parents respond? How did her boyfriend respond? Did they or any of her friends and neighbours really believe her? Would you believe such a story if you heard it today in 2020?

Continue Reading