Finding Joy in Sacrificial Love by Naomi Fuller
John 13:34-35 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” (John 13:34) My grandmother is the epitome of love. Her patience, empathy, and care are always evident. Many of my earliest childhood memories revolve around her—from having tea […]
God’s Beloved by Melissa Bryson Dowling
Matthew 22:36-40 “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:39) When Jesus is asked to name the greatest commandment, He answers with clarity: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind.” And then, unprompted, He adds the second: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Many of us learned early how to love others. […]
The Tune of the Wedding Bells by Reverend Alena Vaughn
Proverbs 30:1-4 “I am weary, God, but I can prevail.” (Proverbs 30:1) Today the wedding bells ring. They echo through the streets proclaiming new beginnings and they chime the sound of love growing for a lifetime. Today, gathered with friends, family, and the saints among us, Cole and I will commit to love—faithful, stable, and […]
The Tune of the Wedding Bells by Reverend Alena Vaughn
Proverbs 30:1-4 “I am weary, God, but I can prevail.” (Proverbs 30:1) Today the wedding bells ring. They echo through the streets proclaiming new beginnings and they chime the sound of love growing for a lifetime. Today, gathered with friends, family, and the saints among us, Cole and I will commit to love—faithful, stable, and […]
A New Covenant by Kristin Wooldridge
Jeremiah 31:23-34 “The time is coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.” (Jeremiah 31:31) This prophetic passage had me wrestling like Jacob since the assignments went out from our ever-devoted cheerleader and editor of the annual Advent Devotional Guides. The […]
Again by Larry Kuhlman
Matthew 11:2-11 “Go and show John again, those things that you do hear and see.” (Matthew 11:4) Jesus asked the multitudes an interesting question. “What went ye out in the wilderness to see?” Then he reminded the people, they had gone out to verify first-hand that the strange, weirdly dressed man they found there was […]