In just a few days, families will gather for Christmas Eve. Your Christmas Eve might include long-held traditions like attending church together, followed by sharing well-loved recipes around the table, exchanging white elephant gifts, or caroling in your neighborhood. Children will be tucked into bed, likely overloaded with sugar and perhaps sharing their space with …
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Advent Week 3 – Jesus Is Emmanuel
This is the third week of Advent; light the three purple candles. In our first week, we talked about the promises God made to send Jesus, and the hope this brought to the Old Testament saints as they anticipated the Light of the World who was coming. As New Testament believers, our hope is in …
Advent Week 2 – Jesus is the Prince of Peace
Today is the second Sunday of Advent. Light two of the purple candles on your Advent wreath. Who is the most important guest you have ever had to visit you in your home? How did you prepare for them? I remember being a young newlywed, married just a few weeks, when we decided to invite …
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Advent Week 1 – Jesus Is The Light Of The World
Today is the first Sunday of Advent. Does your church celebrate with weekly readings and the lighting of candles? Is Advent part of your family traditions – a daily devotional time with your family around your own advent wreath? Last year, in lieu of a large Christmas drop-in party [because of Covid, you know], we …
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God Will Provide
Today’s scripture reading included Genesis 22, so I’m sharing an adapted version of an Advent devotional I wrote last month for our small group. It fits perfectly with today’s reading. One of the most powerful illustrations of the sacrificial love of the Father is found in a familiar passage about Abraham (Genesis 22). God had …
The Way Of The Word 