Posted: December 24, 2017
Isaiah 1:3, Luke 2:1-20
The words are ancient and belong to Isaiah.
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Posted: December 23, 2017
Luke 1:67-80
This part of scripture is often referred to as the song of Zechariah.
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Posted: December 22, 2017
Luke 1:57-66
How many of you have ever taken the Myers Briggs personality test?
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Posted: December 21, 2017
Luke 1:39-45
Elizabeth and Mary were cousins.
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Posted: December 20, 2017
Luke 1:26-38
Our due date was December 20 for our third child.
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Posted: December 19, 2017
Luke 1:13
"Your prayer has been heard."
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Posted: December 18, 2017
Luke 1:1-4
If so many people had already recorded the story of Jesus, as Luke writes in his introduction, why do you suppose he felt the need to add yet another version?
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Posted: December 17, 2017
Luke 1:28-29
In this passage the Angel Gabriel comes to Mary to let her know about her pregnancy.
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Posted: December 16, 2017
John 7:40-52
In today's passage we learn that some of Jesus' contemporaries wanted to arrest him and condemn him without a trial.
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Posted: December 15, 2017
2 Samuel 6:12-19
"David was dancing before the LORD with all his might, while he and all Israel were bringing up the ark of the LORD with shouts and the sound of trumpets."
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Posted: December 14, 2017
Psalm 89:26
What makes us feel safe?
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Posted: December 13, 2017
Devotion for Your Day
by Greg Nonweiler
Mark 9:9-13
Throughout the gospel of Mark, we see glimpses of the true ignorance of the disciples, more so than in any of the other gospels.
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Posted: December 12, 2017
2 Kings 2:9
On a rainy Saturday in October, I had the best day of my life thus far.
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Posted: December 11, 2017
A Devotion for Your Day
by Sam Heiting
Psalm 125
Have you ever experienced a situation where you trusted someone and they disappointed you or let you down?
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Posted: December 10, 2017
A Devotion for Your Day
by Randy Brandt
John 1:23
John the Baptist had a great way to catch people's attention and stir them up: he borrowed this quote from the Old Testament, "Make straight the way of the Lord!" He shouted.
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Posted: December 09, 2017
Matthew 21:28-32
"That's easier said than done."
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Posted: December 08, 2017
A Devotion for Your Day
by Susan Ferber
Habakkuk 3:2-6
Last month, I went to Sweden and Denmark for a week.
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Posted: December 07, 2017
A Devotion for Your Day
by Sarah Bane
Psalm 126
The exiles from Babylon had returned.
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Posted: December 06, 2017
Luke 1:16-17
We All Have A Purpose
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Posted: December 05, 2017
Isaiah 4:2-6
God grants us glory.
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