What are some of your favorite things of Christmas celebrations? Do those things connect you closer to God or family in some way? While I love many things about Christmas, it is really the Christmas story, especially as told in the Gospel of Luke . that holds all...
Today’s Meditation Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be...
From our first year of advent posts, in 2006, comes the Bible verse for today’s meditation. A favorite for Christmas: Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called...
Prophets and Hope This week the theme of hope builds our ideas of experiencing joy. So often prophets are linked with messages of doom, but their words soar with joy when speaking of salvation and comfort. This Christmas we are building a picture of the comfort of the...
In a sense, every day is a clean slate, but often we carry the debris and dust of past years mistakes or hurts. I don’t know about you, but Christmas season is the culmination of weeks of fall cleaning and preparations for going into a new year. I am always...
From the beginning, God foreknew the need for His creation’s salvation. As we consider this our expectations and hopes rise in the light of the many promises centered around the advent of Christ. Read The Bible, Meditate Today’s Bible Meditation is found...
Collecting together the devotionals for the first day of Advent entails a look at the meaning of the Candle of Hope. This is the first candle we light in the Advent season. Remember that for the traditional Church calendar this was not a flurry of festive activity,...
This is the last day in our Advent countdown: tomorrow is Christmas! Have we prepared our hearts during these weeks with hope… peace…. joy….love? I hope so. If you have participated in any of these devotions, the theme of gratefulness and...
The Magi, Wise Men Long, long before Jesus was born, there were prophecies written about his coming. Daniel was taken captive into Babylonia and was one of the prophets who wrote down some of those clues. The Magi, men who studied such things as well as the stars for...
