We are Connected for Community
We were never intended to do life all alone, but rather in the love and company of God and each other.
Prince of Peace
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 Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty…
More than Wishful Thinking
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy…
Here’s hoping…
“But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you.” Psalm 39:7 I was reading one of those advice columns the other day and it troubled me.…
When Hope Blooms
“…It is only when everything is hopeless that hope begins to be a strength at all…” ~Jeremiah 31:17 I love to garden. When I shop at Pike’s I focus on…
Missing Baby Jesus and the Swollen Soul
“We are enlarged in the waiting…” ~Romans 8:24 Did you know there is candy in the check out aisle at Home Depot? That’s right. Candy. So, as we were checking…
My Hope is Built Upon…
Hope is an intensely abused word. We toss it around as a preface to so many things it’s lost much of its original significance. We say things like, “I hope…
Advent Hope
At dawn one morning, Jesus was teaching in the temple courts. People gathered around him. He taught them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman…
Expect The Unexpected!
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph,…
3 Simple Tools for Your Advent Journey
As early as the 4th and 5th centuries, Christians in Gaul and Spain celebrated a season of spiritual preparation and prayer known as Advent. The word Advent means “the coming.”…
Christmas Nobodies
We all know the story of Christmas. And for the most part, we know it well. After all, it’s the greatest story ever told; the cosmic drama of divine love…
Just give me a minute…
Then the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the…