“Continue to ask, and God will give to you. Continue to search, and you will find. Continue to knock, and the door will open for you. Matthew 7:7 ERV Super Bowl LI is history, and what a game it was. But it taught me a lesson even when I didn’t think I needed one. I… Read More »
Piercing the Darkness
“Rise up and shine, for your light has come. The shining-greatness of the Lord has risen upon you. Isaiah 60:1 NLV Today we are experiencing the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. Today we will have only 9 hours and 16 minutes of daylight. But from this point on our daylight hours will… Read More »
But I Didn’t Ask For That!
“Yes, I am a servant of the Lord; let this happen to me according to your word.” Luke 1:38 NET One of my favorite Christmas memories is when my daughter was about seven years old and opening her gifts Christmas morning. She was so excited and things were going along well because, “this is just… Read More »
What If Christmas Never Happened?
The Word (Christ) was in the beginning. The Word was with God. The Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. He made all things. Nothing was made without Him making it. Life began by Him. His Life was the Light for men. The Light shines in the darkness. The darkness has never been able to put… Read More »
It’s All About Love
This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him. This is the kind of love we are talking about—not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear… Read More »
A Prayer, An Unlikely Answer
“Oh, how my soul praises the Lord. How my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! For the Mighty One is holy, and he has done great things for me. Luke 1:46-47,49 NLT Our Wednesday night Growth Group is doing Max Lucado’s Because of Bethlehem Advent Study. It is very simple, yet extremely challenging for it calls… Read More »