by The Candlelighter | good to know
It Starts with a Good King A place where justice rules, where mercy abounds, freedom rings, and each citizen matters, these are only part of the list of a good Kingdom’s attributes. It is a place of safety, and peace rests there. Sounding like a dream, or an... 
by The Candlelighter | good to enjoy
The world says it longs for peace. There are peace signs, protests, and proclamations. Yet, there is little peace to be found, and it is short lived. As the pursuit for real, lasting peace continues, the lesson is underlined over and over that such a state requires a... 
by The Candlelighter | lovely to think
Is it just a Monday, for you? It was probably just such a day in the life of the shepherds on that hill near Bethlehem when Jesus was born. Everything was going on as usual for the people who ran an Inn, who watched over flocks of sheep, who were ending their travel... 
by The Candlelighter | lovely to think, preparations
Great promises were fulfilled in the day that Jesus came to earth. Advent is a way of bringing those to mind. These times of devotion and meditation help us to appreciate the promises made. There is more to the promise that God made in Christ than a baby that was... 
by The Candlelighter | good to know
One of the Jesse tree ornaments is a simple, tied, red string or ribbon. It stands for the sign that Rahab was to signal to the Israelites that her household should be spared when they attacked Jericho. Not only was she spared, but she became one of the ancestors of...
