Advent Devotion - Seek 1 Chronicles 16:11 states “Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually”. During the advent season, it’s easy to get wrapped up in the busyness. If your family is like ours, we have been running around performing/attending concerts, doing our Christmas shopping, watching Christmas movies, and putting up our [...]
Advent Devotion - Love During this Advent season, as we prepare our hearts for the birth of Jesus, I can’t help but think back to the anticipation and excitement that surrounded my every thought as Jacob and I prepared for our Christian to arrive just a little over a year ago. With each day, as [...]
Advent Devotion - Joy Gentleness To All: Experience JOY Through the Celebration of Christmas As we approach Christmas, what does it mean? Sometimes our behavior takes over and we may become frustrated with schedules, events, and family celebrations; panic may overtake our emotions; and, we may have regrets about things in the past. Why not [...]
Advent Devotion - Peace Romans 12:18 – “if it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” In this complex world we live in today where it is hard, on any given day, to find peaceful times while watching the news or hearing stories of others [...]
Advent Devotion - HOPE As we move into this Advent season, we are all hoping for things. We hope we will be able to see family for Christmas, we hope for a great new year, or we hope for a snowy Christmas. These are all good things to wish for but it is important to [...]
Countdown to Christmas with Scripture Prepare your heart for the true meaning of Christmas with these 25 scriptures. Read, write, journal, or pray a scripture each day as you anticipate and celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. 1. John 3:16 2. Zechariah 9:9-10 3. Isaiah 9:2-7 4. [...]
Advent Devotion - Anticipation But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. -Micah 7:7 (NIV) Anticipation is a feeling that we experience when we are expecting something to happen. It is an action of looking forward to something. When [...]
John 13:1-17 The great philosopher Tim McGraw once wrote, “I went sky diving, I went Rocky Mountain climbing, I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fumanchu, and I loved deeper, and I spoke sweeter, and I gave forgiveness I have been denying” when he asked a friend for his reaction to news he was [...]
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.” (Ephesians 4:32 NKJV) The Bible tells us that we must forgive in order to be forgiven. What a challenge. The words may come easily, but how often do we then find ourselves reliving the incident in our minds, [...]
Jesus, speaking to his disciples at The Last Supper: John 13:34-35 “I give you a new commandment: love each other: Just as I have loved you, so you must also love each other. This is how everyone will know that you are my disciples, when you love each other.” It seems so simple of a [...]
