Advent Devotionals


Mary’s Response

by: Deb Judas

Meet Mary, an ordinary person living an ordinary life. Her life had been all mapped out for her.

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The Shepherd’s Way

by: Karen Wilk

Considering the ‘rulers’ wielding power today, and those in Jesus’s day as well, a shepherd-ruler sounds like a contradiction in terms.

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Past, Present, Future

by: Michael Benson

Yesterday, today, and tomorrow are entangled during this season as we join with the first-century Israelites in awaiting the Messiah’s arrival.

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Poor Little Critter

by: Adam Buyer

This is what we celebrate at Christmas: our God who sees our failings and, instead of pushing us away, comes to us in the midst of them.

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Christmas Is Alive

by: Sarah Sciarini

It isn’t just a story. It’s real. It’s true. Christmas is real and living and breathing, and He is here with us.

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Fallen Leaves

by: David Curtis

Instead of being blown about by the wind, when we are together we experience the shaping power of God’s Holy Spirit.

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God With Us

by: Michael Benson

This concept of God with us is not just theology, it is also our example to follow.

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Silent Night

by: Michael Benson

The much-beloved “Silent Night” was first performed at a Christmas Eve service in 1818 in a small city in what is now Salzburg, Austria.

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