Choosing to Be Family
When we choose to be with others, it is not only for their benefit; it is also for our own. We cannot do life on our own.
Continue ReadingGraced by God
Choosing a name for your brand-new child can be stressful. After all, this is their identity, the means by which they will be known for the rest of their life.
Continue ReadingPrepare the Way of the Lord
Prepare the way of the LORD. Make the path clear for the King. He is coming with redemption and is ready to be received by his people.
Continue ReadingMary’s Response
Meet Mary, an ordinary person living an ordinary life. Her life had been all mapped out for her.
Continue ReadingThe Shepherd’s Way
Considering the ‘rulers’ wielding power today, and those in Jesus’s day as well, a shepherd-ruler sounds like a contradiction in terms.
Continue ReadingPast, Present, Future
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow are entangled during this season as we join with the first-century Israelites in awaiting the Messiah’s arrival.
Continue ReadingPoor Little Critter
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.
Continue ReadingChristmas Is Alive
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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