Worship Works Wonders
"Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise - the fruit of lips that confess his name." (Hebrews 13: 15, NIV) "Worship does to the soul what a spring rain does to a thirsty field. It soaks down, seeps in, and stirs life. Are you...
Birth
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Birth. The Advent season provides us time to slow down and reflect on the circumstances surrounding the birth of Jesus. Other times of the year, I can skim over...
Wise Men Still Seek Him
There are so many individuals involved in the powerful events in Christ's arrival to earth. The time of Advent is needed for us to reflect and remember how the arrival of the Babe came to be. For days, the wise men have been in the forefront of my thoughts. We don't...
Sovereignty, Astonishment & Expectancy
It was the fifth week of True Light for Everyone bringing another five days of meaningful study ... ~*~*~ We began with reading Luke 2:1-7. Here we found Joseph and Mary heading to Bethlehem to register for the census. It would seem that Augustus, the Roman emperor,...
The Greatest Gift
It's the last week of the Advent season. I sit in the early morning listening to the pelting rain, pulling my thoughts together on what may yet need to be done. There's still presents to wrap, some cookies to bake, and food shopping to be done. Oh, and the star yet...
He Saves
"For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ." (Colossians 1:19, NLT) "God saves, not God empathizes, cares, listens, helps, assists, or applauds. God saves. Specifically "he will save his people from their sins." Jesus came to save us, not just from...