When the angels visit the shepherds in the fields, their message is global but also personal: “To you… a savior is born.”
It is not always easy to put yourself out there, yet we do—all for Jesus.
We can each bear good fruit through acts of justice and righteousness.
One of life’s most essential lessons is that we are never meant to go alone. And yet, modern culture pushes us more and more into lonely silos.
Mary’s story begins with blessedness and so does ours, for the prophet Isaiah declares that we are claimed by a God who calls our name. We are a blessing.
Do you know what Jesus did for a friend who was about to betray him?
Jesus’s acceptance and love is often way outside our comfort zone. How far are we willing to go?
Jesus understood: people can’t be something they don’t know how to be. What was his solution?
That is the funny thing about the end: it is really the beginning.
How nice it would be to have someone lead the way and protect you as you follow.
Are you a “serve behind the scenes” or “stand in front” type of person? Are you a “I want to be noticed and thanked” or a “just happy to do what I can” type of person?
When we take our prayers to God, we can be assured God is going to read between the lines and give us what we really need.
We all know of roads difficult to travel. Faith assures us there is strength to be gained on such roads.
Our hearts have the potential to be the roads that others travel on in order to get to Zion.
Finding a home, a true place of belonging, is something I believe we all crave. Just one day this week, let’s invite someone to church and show them they belong.
Do we have to wait till death to be in the courts of the Lord? What does it look like to invite the Lord into our dwelling place?
We were created to live within limits. They keep us healthy and safe. They also help us thrive.
“We love hurting people.”
There once was a box that was thought to house the presence of God.
Jesus is there, in the world, all around us; we just need a little help identifying him from time to time. Do you need that same help?