Anticipating Christ: Love | Resources Devotional: What comes to mind when you think of Christmas? Is it cards and cider, trees and traditions, nutcrackers and nativities, or...
Have a MeSSy Christmas Christmas is a messy holiday. I didn’t say merry; I said messy. Think about it—it’s about a birth. Been to any birthing rooms lately?...
Anticipating Christ: Joy | Resources Devotional: I was 21 years old when I traveled to Europe for the first time. My buddy, Ryan, was going to Belgium to visit his parents...
A Common Christmas Christmas has too quickly been hijacked by the commercial world and the postmodern consumer. It’s “the most wonderful time of the...
Anticipating Christ: Peace | Resources Devotional: When Jesus gave a prophetic briefing to His disciples that we know as “The Olivet Discourse” in Matthew 24, He spoke of...
Everybody Needs a Jim Two can carry a burden better than one. Such is the thought behind Galatians 6:2, where the Apostle Paul exhorted believers to “bear one...
Anticipating Christ: Hope | Resources Devotional: One of my favorite Christmas songs is, “O Come O Come Emmanuel.” I’m always intrigued when I hear the notes in the minor...
Where Thankfulness Begins In a few days, the vast majority of people in our nation will take intentional time to be thankful. Yes, Thanksgiving is the holiday...
Standing Firm in True Grace | Resources Devotional: Peter explains in verse 12 why he wrote 1 Peter: to encourage the readers to rely on God’s grace and remember who they are in...